Définitions
1.NounThe scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.
2.NounThe entire catalogue of meanings that a word, morpheme, or sign has carried throughout its history."Although written the same, the words lead (the metal) and lead (the verb) have totally different etymologies."
3.NounAn account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.
4.NounThe direct origin of a name, as in who someone was named after.