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Look up etymology in your dictionary. What is the etymology of etymology?

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It's origin is in late middle english. It is derived from the Old french word "ethimologie", which came from Latin by the Greek word "euomologia". The root would be "etumos" which means, true.
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Answer: The word "etymology" comes from the Greek word ἐτυμολογία, which means "the study of the original and true sense of a word".

Step-by-step explanation: The word "etymology" comes from the Greek word ἐτυμολογία ("etymologia"), which is made up of "etymon" and "logia". In that way, ἐτυμολογία refers to the study of the origin of a word or morpheme. "Etimologie" from Old French and formed via the Greek word mentioned is also part of the etymology of "etymology". In Modern French, "ethimologie" is "étymologie".

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