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Etymology is the study of a word's origin, history, and modern usage.
Words are the building blocks of linguistic communication. Chosen wisely, they accurately transfer shared meaning. Chosen poorly, they foster misunderstanding and disagreement. Correct terminology is a boon for those who wish to be correctly understood. The study of etymology improves linguistic accuracy and interpretation. |
For men converse by means of language; but words are imposed according to the understanding of the crowd; and there arises from a bad and inapt formation of words a wonderful obstruction to the mind.
- Francis Bacon Etymology
Etymos: true, real, actual (Ancient Greek ἔτυμος) Logos: word, speech, reason, explanation; the link between rational discourse and the world's rational structure (Ancient Greek, λόγος) |
Prefixes
ana-: on, up, upwards, in sequence (from the Ancient Greek ana/άνά)
epistem-: abstract knowledge, science (from the Ancient Greek episteme/ἐπιστήμη)
etym-: true, real, actual (from the Ancient Greek etymos/ἔτυμος)
tech-: skill, craft, knowledge concerned with concrete results (from the Ancient Greek techne/τέχνη)
ana-: on, up, upwards, in sequence (from the Ancient Greek ana/άνά)
epistem-: abstract knowledge, science (from the Ancient Greek episteme/ἐπιστήμη)
etym-: true, real, actual (from the Ancient Greek etymos/ἔτυμος)
tech-: skill, craft, knowledge concerned with concrete results (from the Ancient Greek techne/τέχνη)