சொற்பிறப்பியல் — meaning in English
coṟpiṟappiyal
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English meaning
- etymology noun The origin and history of a word, including the earlier forms and languages it came from and how its meaning has shifted.
Senses
சொற்பிறப்பியல் is used for these senses in English:
- etymology study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words
etymology — full definition
- noun The origin and history of a word, including the earlier forms and languages it came from and how its meaning has shifted.
- noun The branch of linguistics that studies where words come from and how they change over time.