An
etymologist is a person who studies etymology.
Etymology is an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word.
Through old texts and comparisons with other languages, etymologists try to reconstruct the history of words — when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning changed.
An
Etymologist is different then a
philologist, one who studies linguistics and etymology.
Beware, those who are
nescient often misuse and mispronounce'entymology' which is actually the study of insects!
(et-uh-mol-uh-jist)
If you want to learn the origin of the word
nescient, then you should consult an etymologist!
Denise: If we had resources available to us, we could hire an etymologist to do our homework!
Kenny: Let's just log onto youtube and watch
HotForWords...
Denise: Isn't she a
philologist?
