etymography
Syllables: e·ty·mo·gra·phy/ˌɛ.tɪˈmɒ.ɡɹə.fi/US/ˌɛ.təˈmɑ.ɡɹə.fi/
etymography noun: the etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
Noun
etymography (uncountable)
- The etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
- A proposed subdiscipline of etymology, investigating the context in which words of transparent etymology underwent semantic development.
Origin of etymography
etymo- + -graphy
Words that rhyme with etymography
- geography
- choreography
- orthography
- topography
- chirography
- hagiography
- heliography
- phonography
- semiography
- acrography
- autography
- bibliography
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- cacography
- chromography
- demography
- discography
- iconography
- isography
- logography
- ludography
- metallography
- micrography
- paleography
- pantography
- pornography
- scenography
- typography
- videography
- aerography
- archaeography
- arteriography
- arthrography
- autobiography
- autohagiography
- biogeography
- biography
- cartography
- cerography
- chronography
- cinematography
- cosmography
- crystallography
- dactylography
- demonography
- dittography
- electrography
- enterography
- ethnography
- exogeography
- fluorography
- galvanography
- glossography
- heterography
- historiography
- homography
- horologiography
- ichnography
- laryngography
- mechanography
- megalography
Questions about etymography
- What does etymography mean?
- Etymography means the etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
- What part of speech is etymography?
- Etymography is a noun.
- How do you pronounce etymography?
- Etymography is pronounced /ˌɛ.tɪˈmɒ.ɡɹə.fi/ (UK).
Words near etymography in the dictionary
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