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etymologist

/ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒɪst/ noun · British & US
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What does etymologist mean?

noun

A person who studies the origins and history of words and their meanings.

Example

"The etymologist was able to trace the word 'quarantine' back to the Italian 'quaranta', meaning forty."

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