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Etymology: The Origin of Words

Etymology is the study of the history and origin of words and the changes in their form and meaning over time. It looks at how words have been incorporated from different cultures and how their meanings have evolved. Examples given are the word "obsolete" coming from Latin meaning "to grow old, become disused" and "beauty" coming from Anglo-French and Latin meaning "pretty" or "good". The word "English" itself comes from Old English meaning "of or relating to England or its people". Etymology traces words back to their roots in other languages to understand their original and changing definitions.

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Etymology: The Origin of Words

Etymology is the study of the history and origin of words and the changes in their form and meaning over time. It looks at how words have been incorporated from different cultures and how their meanings have evolved. Examples given are the word "obsolete" coming from Latin meaning "to grow old, become disused" and "beauty" coming from Anglo-French and Latin meaning "pretty" or "good". The word "English" itself comes from Old English meaning "of or relating to England or its people". Etymology traces words back to their roots in other languages to understand their original and changing definitions.

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ETYMOLOGY

The origin of words


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Have you ever
wondered about how
meanings of word
evolve? What about the
origins of words and
phrases?
Etymology 📖
• Is the study of the history and
origin of words and the
changes in their form and
meaning.
• It has been said that the English
language is a curious collection of
widely misused words and
phrases.Having a varied past and
strains incorporated from several
cultures,it also involves the
change in a word phrase over
time because of the replacement
of a familiar form for a previously
unfamiliar one.
• The former word could be
foreign, or a word which
has become obscure or
obsolete.
Here are examples of words and
their etymology (based from the
Miriam-Webster Dictionary)
Obsolete- no longer used by
anyone
Etymology- Latin obsoletus, from
past participle of obsolescere (to grow
old, become disused) perhaps from
ob- toward + solēre to be
accustomed. First used: 1579
Beauty - the quality of being
physically attractive.

Etymology- Middle English


beaute, bealte, from Anglo-French,
from bel, beau (beautiful), from
Latin bellus (pretty); akin to Latin
bonus good more at bounty. First
use: 14th century
English- of or relating to England
or its people.

Etymology- Middle English


from Old English englisc, from
Engle (plural) Angles. First use:
before 12th century
Now that you know what
Etymology is, can you give
a word and state its
etymology?
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To sum it up, Etymology is the
origin of words and phrases, and
these vary from the culture of the
place of origin.
Quiz✏
1.What is etymology?

2.What languages were


mentioned in the
presentation? Give
two.
Thank you for
listening!😊😊😊

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