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Study Of Word Origins Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ETYMOLOGY which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ETYMOLOGY

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noun

• a history of a word

• the study of the sources and development of words

95%11Exact Match!
noun

• a history of a word

• the study of the sources and development of words

44%11Study word origins
verb

• give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)

• construct the history of words

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