<p> Etymology</p><p>Origin: Late Middle English, 1350-1400: from Old French ethimologie; from Greek Etumologia</p><p>Usage: Noun</p><p>Definition: 1. the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history; 2. The history of a linguistic form shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another; 3. The derivation of a word; 4. The study of historical linguistic change, especially as manifested in individual words; 5. the study of the sources and development of words and morphemes</p><p>Related words: etymological, adjective; etymologically, adverb; etymologist, noun </p><p>Synonyms: word origin, word source, derivation, origin, word history, word lore,</p><p>Antonyms: none listed</p><p>Most likely to be used in: English class because that’s where we do a lot of vocabulary work and read a lot of words.</p><p>Sentences: 1. The students who have 7th grade English will study the etymology of words. 2. It is sometimes interesting to see the varied etymologies of words we use regularly.</p><p>Sources: www.oxforddictionaries.com Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition www.dictionary.com</p>