Etymology

(noun.) the study of the sources and development of words.

(noun.) a history of a word.

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• The word _Houyhnhnm_, in their tongue, signifies a _horse_, and, in its etymology, the _perfection of nature_. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• The word, which I interpret the flying or floating island, is in the original _Laputa_, whereof I could never learn the true etymology. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.

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