אטימולוגיה

Hebrew

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία (etumología), from ἔτυμον (étumon, “true sense”) and -λογία (-logía, “study of”), the latter being in turn from λόγος (lógos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

אֵטִימוֹלוֹגְיָה • (etimológya) f (plural indefinite אֵטִימוֹלוֹגְיוֹת, singular construct אטימולוגית־)

1. (uncountable, linguistics) etymology (the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes)
2. (countable) etymology (the entire catalogue of meanings that a word, morpheme, or sign has carried throughout its history)

Synonyms

• גיזרון / גִּזָּרוֹן (gizarón)

Further reading

• אטימולוגיה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he