etymology: the historical origin of a word or other linguistic structure. For example, the etymology of the English word "tomato" includes the fact that it was borrowed from the Spanish word "(ji)tomate", which in turn was borrowed from the Nahuatl word "(xi)tomatl". [Spanish: etimología]
[Glosario lingüístico electrónico] /
[Electronic linguistic glossary]
© 2015 Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C.
Derechos reservados. All rights reserved.