Etymologist's
/ˌɛtɪˈmɑːlədʒɪsts/noun
The possessive form of etymologist, meaning belonging to or associated with an etymologist.
Did you know?Etymologist comes from Greek etymon (“true sense”) plus -logist (“one who studies”), so the job title itself is basically “truth-chaser of words.”
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
etymon
“the true sense or original meaning of a word”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-logia
“study, discourse, or systematic account”
Late Latin
Latin
etymologia
“the study of word origins”
Middle French
French
etymologie
“the study of the origin and history of words”
16th Century
English
etymology
“the study of the origin and history of words”
Modern English
English
etymologist
“a person who studies the origin and history of words”
Modern English
English
etymologist's
“possessive form of etymologist”