Etymology

I use the term etymology in each post, and it occurs to me that the definition may not be clear to some.

Pronunciation:
ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē

Definition:
1. The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.

2. An account of the origin and historical development of a word.

Not to be confused with entomology (“the study of insects”) or etiology (“the study of causes or origins”).

Etymology:
Middle English ethimologie, from Anglo-French, from Latin etymologia, from Greek, from etymon + -logia -logy

First Known Use: 14th century