Etymology, n.: Some early etymological scholars came up with derivations that were hard for the public to believe. The term "etymology" was formed from the Latin "etus" ("eaten"), the root "mal" ("bad"), and "logy" ("study of"). It meant "the study of things that are hard to swallow." -- Mike Kellen

Etymology, n.:

Some early etymological scholars came up with derivations that

were hard for the public to believe. The term "etymology" was formed

from the Latin "etus" ("eaten"), the root "mal" ("bad"), and "logy"

("study of"). It meant "the study of things that are hard to swallow."

-- Mike Kellen



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