Plural of etymology

regular plural

The plural of etymology is etymologies.

Forms of etymology

Singular	etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒləd͡ʒi/
Plural	etymologies /ˌɛt.ɪˈmɒl.ə.d͡ʒiːz/
Countable	countable and uncountable

Although written the same, the words lead (the metal) and lead (the verb) have totally different etymologies.
A very few people, such as myself, spend most of their time researching etymologies.2011 [2009], Philip Durkin, “About this book”, in The Oxford Guide to Etymology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page ix
Many of the global etymologies that the journal contained looked suspiciously onomatopoeic.From the entry global etymology
Many English folk etymologies involve backronyms.From the entry folk etymology
The etymologies gave words from Hindustani in the Devanagari script accompanied by transliterations in parentheses.2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 251. From the entry Devanagari

noun The scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.
noun The entire catalogue of meanings that a word, morpheme, or sign has carried throughout its history.
noun An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.

What is the plural of etymology?: The plural of etymology is etymologies.
Is etymology countable?: Etymology is a countable and uncountable noun.

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