Etymology of words

1. How do you find the etymology of a word?
2. What is the history and etymology of the word?

How do you find the etymology of a word?

How to find the etymology of a word

1. Research etymological dictionaries. Here are some to try: LibrarySpot Etymology Dictionaries. ...
2. Look up the root words of your topic. Explore the history and evolution of your keywords. Get the true sense of how these words were born and evolved over time.
3. Work with those words.

What is the history and etymology of the word?

The short version is that the term history has evolved from an ancient Greek verb that means “to know,” says the Oxford English Dictionary's Philip Durkin. The Greek word historia originally meant inquiry, the act of seeking knowledge, as well as the knowledge that results from inquiry.