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What is etymology and folk-etymology? image icon of post it note

post iconSeptember 10, 2006 7:15 PM Author: Fredy Ore
Etymology is the study of the origins of words. Through old texts and comparison with other languages, etymologists reconstruct the history of words - when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning changed.

Reference: Wikipedia's definition of Etymology, viewed 10 September 2006.

See also:
- Wikipedia's definition of Folk etymology.
- Wikipedia's definition of False etymology.

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