Etymology

re-etymologization

Today it means: Modification of a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis. Full definition →

English etymologization ← Middle English ethymologie ← Old French ethimologie
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*set-?
  7. Ancient Greekἐτεός (eteós)der.?
  8. Ancient Greekἔτυμος (étumos)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  11. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  12. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  13. Ancient Greekἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos)
  14. Ancient Greekἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ (etŭmologĭ́ā)
  15. Latinetymologia
  16. Old Frenchethimologie
  17. Middle Englishethymologie
  18. Englishetymology
  19. Englishetymologize
  20. Englishetymologization
  21. English todayre-etymologization

From re- + etymologization.

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