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What is the etymology of the word "etymology"?

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  • by LynfromNM on March 19th, 2007

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    "Etymology" came from the Greek for "true sense"; "etymon" from "etymos" = true; logos = word. Cicero brought it to Latin.
    Literally then, etymology means "true sense of the word".
    This information comes from the Online Etymology Dictionary.

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  • by DuncanPed on November 2nd, 2007

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    lol; nice question! It's Greek: from 'etymos'- true and lógos - word

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