etymology

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for etymology

etymology 🔊 /ɛˌtʌmɑˈlʌʤi or ɛˌtɪmɑˈlʌʤi/

etymology : නිරුක්තිය

etymology : ශබ්දනිෂ්පත්තිය

etymology : කිරුක්තිය

etymology : නිරුක්ති ශාස්ත්‍රය

etymology definition

Noun.

  1. That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning.
  2. That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.