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Etymological

Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words.

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Etymology 74% connected

That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and m…

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Etymology 74% connected

That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and m…

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Etymology 66% connected

That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and m…

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Ancestry noun · 78% connection

the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

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Birthplace noun · 78% connection

where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

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Blood noun · 78% connection

the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

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Blood kinship noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Blood line noun · 78% connection

the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

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Bloodline noun · 78% connection

the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

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Cognate noun · 78% connection

a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

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Cognate word noun · 78% connection

a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

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Cognation noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Consanguinity noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Cradle noun · 78% connection

where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization"

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Derivation noun · 78% connection

the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish…

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Derivative noun · 78% connection

(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "‘electricity’ is a derivative of ‘electric’"

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Descent noun · 78% connection

the hereditary derivation of an individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"

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Diachronic linguistics noun · 78% connection

the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language"

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Diachrony noun · 78% connection

the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language"

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Etymologist noun · 78% connection

a lexicographer who specializes in etymology

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Etymon noun · 78% connection

a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

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Adjunct noun · 78% connection

A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in i…

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Conjugate adjective · 78% connection

Agreeing in derivation and radical signification; -- said of words.

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Derivably adverb · 78% connection

By derivation.

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Derival noun · 78% connection

Derivation.

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Derivational adjective · 78% connection

Relating to derivation.

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Derive verb · 78% connection

To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon.

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Eponymy noun · 78% connection

The derivation of the name of a race, tribe, etc., from that of a fabulous hero, progenitor, etc.

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Etymologies pl. · 78% connection

of Etymology

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Etymologize verb · 78% connection

To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word.

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Extraction noun · 78% connection

Derivation from a stock or family; lineage; descent; birth; the stock from which one has descended.

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Folio noun · 78% connection

A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and…

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Interfixation noun · 78% connection

derivation of a new word by inserting an interfix between two morphemes.; "The traditional notions of infixation and/or interfixation…

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