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# etymological

«etymological» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with etymology, the history of where words come…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (etymological)

### meaning for a pupil

Etymological means to do with etymology, the history of where words come from and how their meanings and forms have changed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etymological/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In English and spelling lessons, an etymological explanation tells you why a word is spelled the way it is, for example the silent b in «doubt» was added because of the Latin word «dubitare». Dictionaries often have an etymological note at the end of an entry. Phrases: «etymological dictionary», «etymological roots», «etymological note».

### examples

- The etymological dictionary shows that «sandwich» comes from a person's name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etymological/#x1)
- An etymological link connects «tele» in telephone and television. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etymological/#x2)
- Our teacher gave an etymological reason for the silent k in «knight». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etymological/#x3)
- The book has etymological notes for every word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etymological/#x4)
- Many science words have Greek etymological roots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etymological/#x5)
- There is no etymological connection between «island» and «isle», even though they look alike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etymological/#x6)

### note

Adverb: etymologically. Do not confuse with «entomological», which is about insects. Say «et-ih-muh-LOJ-ih-kul».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «etymological» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/etymological/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.