Etymology

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Etymology is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across time. In the 21st century, as a subfield within linguistics, etymology has become an increasingly rigorous scientific field of study. It is most directly tied to historical linguistics, philology, and semiotics, and additionally draws upon comparative semantics, morphology, pra

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"A man who cultivates his garden, as Voltaire wanted. | Who is happy that music exists on earth. | Whoever discovers an etymology with pleasure. | [...] | Such people, who ignore each other, are saving the world. (Jorge Luis Borges)"

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