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etymology vs history

history vs etymology

etymology and history both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
etymology Yes No No No
history Yes No No No
As nouns, history is a hypernym of etymology; that is, history is a word with a broader meaning than etymology:
  • etymology: a history of a word
  • history: a record or narrative description of past events
Other hypernyms of etymology include account, chronicle, story.
etymology (noun) history (noun)
the study of the sources and development of words the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
a history of a word all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge
a record or narrative description of past events
the aggregate of past events
the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
Difference between etymology and history

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