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Etymology is _____ the study of scientific facts. the study of ancient Greek architecture. the study of Greek mythology. the study of the history and origin of words.

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etymology is the study of the history and origin of words 
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D: the study of the history and origin of words.

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Etymology is the study of thehistory and origin of words, as we can see the word etymology itself has its origins from Old French ethimolegia: "facts of the origin and development of a word." Fom Latin and from Greek: "analysis of a word to find its true origin;" "study of the true sense of a word;" "true sense, original meaning."

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