Etymology



noun — Plural: Etymologies
1.
(an account of the origin and development of a word and its meaning) ដើម កំណើត (ពាក្យ) / នរុត្ដិសាស្ដ្រ
  • folk etymology
    - ដើមកំណើត (ពាក្យអ្នកស្រុក), ភាសាអ្នកស្រុក)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun — Plural: Etymologies
1.
That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning.
2.
That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.