etymology in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for etymology in the English»Spanish Dictionary

etymology <pl etymologies> [Am ˌɛdəˈmɑlədʒi, Brit ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi] N U or C

etymology

etimología f

folk or popular etymology

etimología popular

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etimología

etymology

etymology in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for etymology in the English»Spanish Dictionary

etymology [ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒi, Am ˌet̬ɪˈmɑ:lə-] N no pl

etymology

etimología f

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etymology

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English

The etymology of the color name rose is the same as that of the name of the rose flower.

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Each entry records the etymology and different meanings of a term according to its usage at different places in different works alongside textual quotations.

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Any number of rationales were subsequently applied to explain why the "s" -less plural might be acceptable, but these are generally folk etymologies.

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The second opinion, which seems to have been the most popular one with the ancient writers, arose without doubt from a false etymology.

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However, no fitting etymology has been presented for this theory.

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He also documented controversy surrounding "okay" and the history of its folk etymologies, both of which are intertwined with the history of the word itself.

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This is probably false etymology, however, as the word "(ge) sete" means "seat" or "settlement" and not "sight".

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In medicine, their meanings, and their etymology, are informed by the language of origin.

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Its etymology and language of origin are uncertain.

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The etymology is that it is not possible to see through a "blind" hole.

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