| Lemma | etymology of a speech-form |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Bloomfield (1935) |
| Titolo | Language |
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| Citazioni | The term etymology, here as in all modern discussions, has taken on a precise meaning: the etymology of a speech-form is simply its history, and is obtained by finding the older forms in the same language and the forms in related languages which are divergent variants of the same parent form. |