etymologic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to etymologies; concerning etymology.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectiveetymologic (comparative more etymologic, superlative most etymologic)

comparative more etymologic · superlative most etymologic · alternative obsolete etymologick

  1. Of or pertaining to etymologies; concerning etymology.

    Synonyms: etymological

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to etymologies; concerning etymology.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*set-?
  2. Ancient Greekἐτεός (eteós)der.?
  3. Ancient Greekἔτυμος (étumos)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  7. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  8. Ancient Greekἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos)
  9. Ancient Greekἐτῠμολογῐ́ᾱ (etŭmologĭ́ā)
  10. Latinetymologia
  11. Old Frenchethimologie
  12. Middle Englishethymologie
  13. Englishetymology
  14. Englishetymologic

From etymology + -ic.

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APA

etymologic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etymologic

MLA

“etymologic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etymologic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “etymologic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etymologic.

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