Et'y-mōl'ō-gy, n.

n. [Gr. ἐτυμολογία, from ἔτυμον and λόγος, discourse, description, from λέγειν, to say, speak; Lat. etymologia, Fr. étymologie. See infra.]

1. That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words and grammatical forms, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning.
2. That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the forms of words in a language, or inflection.