(linguistics) The apparent etymology of a term based on components occurring in the modern form of the language, such as earth + -en for earthen, which actually occurred in Old English as eorthene.

(linguistics) A proposed monogenetic word origin; a Proto-Human reconstructed word.

plural of global etymology

(linguistics) Modification of a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis.

(linguistics) To modify a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis.

plural of etymologicon

A book of etymologies.

Rare spelling of etymologic.

plural of figura etymologica

A multiword figure of speech in which two or more different words are etymologically related.