etymology

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(et′ə mol′ə jē)

Inflections of 'etymology' (n): npl: etymologies
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

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etymology nuncountable (origin of words)etimología nf
 Francine is a linguist specializing in etymology.
 Francine es lingüista y se especializa en etimología.
etymology n(origin of a specific word)etimología nf
 One of Jillian's hobbies is investigating the etymologies of various words.
 Uno de los pasatiempos de Jillian es investigar la etimología de varias palabras.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
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folk etymology n(linguistics: modification of form)etimología popular nf + adj mf
folk etymology n(false notion of word's etymology)etimología popular nf + adj mf
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'etymology' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
folk etymology
Spanish:
etimología

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