Etymology vs. Entomology

Etymologynoun

(uncountable) The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.

Etymologynoun

(countable) An account of the origin and historical development of a word.

Etymologynoun

That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning.

Etymologynoun

That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.

Etymologynoun

a history of a word

Etymologynoun

the study of the sources and development of words

Etymologynoun

the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history

Etymologynoun

the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning

Etymology

Etymology () is the study of the history of words. By extension, the etymology of a word means its origin and development throughout history.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts, and texts about the language, to gather knowledge about how words were used during earlier periods, how they developed in meaning and form, or when and how they entered the language.

Entomologynoun

The scientific study of insects.

Entomologynoun

That part of Zoology which treats of insects.

Entomologynoun

A treatise on the science of entomology.

Entomologynoun

the branch of zoology that studies insects

Entomologynoun

the branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.

Entomology

Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (entomon) 'insect', and -λογία (-logia) 'study of') is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans.