What is the Etymology of Etymology?
Imagine a time when “etymology” didn’t mean tracing words, but chasing the raw truth of tales—here’s how it unfolded. The word “etymology” comes from Greek etumologia, meaning “true sense,” from etumos (“true”) and -logia (“study”). It entered English via Old French ethimologie in the 1300s, shifting from “true meaning” to “word origins,” now uncovering linguistic … Read more