- Etymologist
- Etymologist Et`y*mol"o*gist ([e^]t`[i^]*m[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n. [Cf. F. ['e]tymologiste.] One who investigates the derivation of words. [1913 Webster]
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Etymologist
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etymologist — [et΄ə mäl′ə jist] n. an expert in etymology * * * et·y·mol·o·gist (ĕt ə mŏlʹə jĭst) n. A specialist in etymology. * * * … Universalium
etymologist — (n.) 1630s; see ETYMOLOGY (Cf. etymology) + IST (Cf. ist). Also etymologer (1640s) … Etymology dictionary
etymologist — [et΄ə mäl′ə jist] n. an expert in etymology … English World dictionary
etymologist — etymology ► NOUN (pl. etymologies) ▪ an account of the origins and the developments in meaning of a word. DERIVATIVES etymological adjective etymologically adverb etymologist noun. ORIGIN Greek etumologia, from etumos true … English terms dictionary
etymologist — noun Date: 1635 a specialist in etymology … New Collegiate Dictionary
etymologist — noun A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words) See Also: etymon, etymology, etymologize … Wiktionary
etymologist — et·y·mol·o·gist || ‚etɪ mÉ’lÉ™dʒɪst n. expert in etymology, one who studies the roots and grammatical derivatives of words, one who studies the historical development of words … English contemporary dictionary
etymologist — et·y·mol·o·gist … English syllables
etymologist — noun a lexicographer who specializes in etymology • Derivationally related forms: ↑etymology • Hypernyms: ↑lexicographer, ↑lexicologist … Useful english dictionary
Kamboja Aupamanyava — The Kambojas are a very ancient Kshatriya tribe of the north western parts of the Indian subcontinent, of what now forms north eastern Afghanistan and southern parts of Tajikstan. They are frequently mentioned in ancient Indian texts, although… … Wikipedia
