etymologist

English

Etymology

From etymology + -ist.

Pronunciation

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Noun

etymologist (plural etymologists)

  1. A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words)

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from French étymologiste. Equivalent to etymologie + -ist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.ti.moː.loːˈɣɪst/
  • Hyphenation: ety‧mo‧lo‧gist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

etymologist m (plural etymologisten)

  1. (dated, rare) etymologist [early 18th–mid-20th c.]
    Synonym: etymoloog
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