| etymological | (adj) based on or belonging to etymology, Example: I merely drew an etymological distinction |
| etymological dictionary | (n) a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word |
| etymologist | (n) a lexicographer who specializes in etymology |
| etymologize | (v) give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word), Syn. etymologise, Example: The linguist probably etymologized the words incorrectly; Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing |
| etymologize | (v) construct the history of words, Syn. etymologise |
| deriving | (n) (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase, Syn. etymologizing, derivation |
| Etymological | a. [ L. etymologicus, Gr. 'etymologiko`s: cf. F. étymologique. See Etymology. ] Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words. -- Et`y*mo*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] |
| Etymologicon | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'etymologiko`n, prop. neut. sing. from 'etymologiko`s. ] An etymological dictionary or manual. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Etymologist | n. [ Cf. F. étymologiste. ] One who investigates the derivation of words. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Etymologize | v. t. [ Cf. F. étymologiser. ] To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. Camden [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Etymologize | v. t. To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots. [ 1913 Webster ] How perilous it is to etymologize at random. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 刘熙 | [Liú Xī, ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧ, 刘 熙 / 劉 熙] Liu Xi (late Han, fl. 180), author of etymological dictionary 釋名|释名, See also: 釋名, 释名 #90,028 [Add to Longdo] |
| 中饱 | [zhōng bǎo, ㄓㄨㄥ ㄅㄠˇ, 中 饱 / 中 飽] embezzlement; to line one's pockets with public funds; (possible etymological meaning: the middle-man makes a profit) #104,745 [Add to Longdo] |
| 俗字 | [sú zì, ㄙㄨˊ ㄗˋ, 俗 字] common form of Chinese character (as opposed to etymologically correct form 正體字|正体字); same as 俗體字|俗体字, See also: 正體字, 正体字, 俗體字, 俗体字 #107,599 [Add to Longdo] |
| 古义 | [gǔ yì, ㄍㄨˇ ㄧˋ, 古 义 / 古 義] ancient meaning; original or etymological meaning of a word #406,429 [Add to Longdo] |
| 俗体字 | [sú tǐ zì, ㄙㄨˊ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ, 俗 体 字 / 俗 體 字] common form of Chinese character (versus the etymologically correct form) #492,820 [Add to Longdo] |
| 蹎 | [diān, ㄉㄧㄢ, 蹎] to fall forward; etymological variant of 颠, See also: 颠 [Add to Longdo] |
| 释名 | [shì míng, ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ, 释 名 / 釋 名] late Han etymological dictionary "Explain Words" by 劉熙|刘熙, 27 chapters in 8 scrolls, 1502 entries, See also: 劉熙, 刘熙 [Add to Longdo] |
