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yeah but what does it mean
Well, the Greek word ετυμος (etumos) 'true; true sense (of a word)'. So, etymology is the study of true meanings, or, in the words of St Isidore in naming his book of etymologies, Origines 'origins' (from Latin origo).
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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