Where does “etymolog” come from?
etymolog (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek ἔτυμον, from Ancient Greek ἔτυμος, from Ancient Greek ἐτεός, from Proto-Indo-European set- — stable, true.
etymolog (Norwegian Nynorsk): an etymologist
Ancestry of “etymolog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἔτυμον | the true sense of a word according to its... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔτυμος | true, real, sure |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐτεός | in accordance with reality or one's feelings:... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | set- | stable, true |