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etymologism

etymologism noun: a word constructed as a translation of a foreign word by using the etymology of the foreign word.

Noun

etymologism (plural etymologisms)

  1. A word constructed as a translation of a foreign word by using the etymology of the foreign word

Forms of etymologism

pluraletymologisms

Origin of etymologism

From etymology + -ism.

Questions about etymologism

What does etymologism mean?
Etymologism means a word constructed as a translation of a foreign word by using the etymology of the foreign word.
What part of speech is etymologism?
Etymologism is a noun.
What is the plural of etymologism?
The plural of etymologism is etymologisms.

Words near etymologism in the dictionary

  1. etymologisations
  2. etymologise
  3. etymologised
  4. etymologises
  5. etymologising
  6. etymologism
  7. etymologisms
  8. etymologist
  9. etymologists
  10. etymologizable
  11. etymologization

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