etruscan
- n a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC)
etude
- n a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
etymological dictionary
- n a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word
etymologizing
- n (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
- v give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)
Although he is not trained in this, his hobby is etymologizing - v construct the history of words
etymology
- n a history of a word
- n the study of the sources and development of words