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Meaning of etymologist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words).

Equivalents

Bosanski etimolog етимолог
Català etimòleg etimòloga etimologista
Čeština etymolog
Dansk etymolog
Deutsch Etymologe Etymologin
Ελληνικά ετυμολόγος
Español etimologista etimólogo
Suomi etymologi
Français étymologiste
Hrvatski etimolog етимолог
Magyar etimológus
Հայերեն ստուգաբան
Italiano etimologa etimologista etimologo
한국어 어원학자
Latviešu etimoloģe etimologs
Македонски етимолог
Polski etymolog etymolożka
Português etimologista etimólogo
Română etimolog etimologist
Русский этимо́лог
Slovenčina etymológ etymologička
Српски etimolog етимолог
Svenska etymolog
Türkçe etimolog
Українська етимолог

Examples

“This was the first time that James had met with one of the bogus etymologists common at that period, who believed that the derivation of a word could be solved by finding any foreign word that sounded something like it.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

etymologization etymologizer etymology etymon etymonic etymothesis

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