etymologist|etymologists in English

noun

[et·y·mol·o·gist || ‚etɪ'mɒlədʒɪst]

expert in etymology, one who studies the roots and grammatical derivatives of words, one who studies the historical development of words

Use "etymologist|etymologists" in a sentence

1. While an etymologist may argue ‘Complacency’ (from the Latin complacentia ‘to please’) …

2. Anyway, Bemused etymologists eventually tracked down the source of this confusion

3. While an etymologist may argue ‘complacency’ (from the Latin Complacentia ‘to please’) …

4. English Language & Usage Stack Exchange is a question And answer site for linguists, etymologists, And serious English language enthusiasts

5. Etymologist believe that Collywobbles most likely has its origin in cholera morbus, the Latin term for the disease cholera (the symptoms of which include severe gastrointestinal disturbance)

6. Some etymologists believe the Old French version of Bigot, which means “sanctimonious,” was used by the French to mock the Normans, a people who lived in France and invaded Britain in 1066.

7. Etymologists are pretty sure the verb "Cadge" was created as a back-formation of "Cadger" (which is to say, it was formed by removal of the "-er" suffix)

8. Although we borrowed our spelling and meaning of Brouhaha directly from French in the late 19th century, etymologists have connected the French derivation to that frequently recited Hebrew phrase, distorted to something like Brouhaha by worshippers whose …

9. Noun Chagrin comes from French, in which it means "grief," "sorrow," or essentially the same thing as our "Chagrin," and in which it is also an adjective meaning "sad." Some etymologists have linked this "Chagrin" with another French Chagrin…