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Etymology

├─ Etymology | ἐτυμολογία

│ └─ Word Origin

│ ├─ Greek Root

│ │ ├─ etymon true sense, original meaning

│ │ └─ logos word, study

│ ├─ Indo-European Root

│ │ └─ *wed- to speak, true word

│ │ ├─ Proto-Hellenic

│ │ └─ Other Cognates e.g., Latin verum, Sanskrit satya

│ └─ Evolution

│ ├─ Ancient Greek ἐτυμολογία: study of true meanings

│ ├─ Latin etymologia: borrowed from Greek

│ ├─ Middle French etimologie: 14th c. usage

│ └─ Modern English etymology: study of word origins

└─ Philology | φιλoλογία

└─ Semantics

├─ Primary Meaning

│ ├─ Study of Word Origins historical linguistics

│ └─ True Sense Analysis semantic roots

├─ Historical Usage

│ ├─ Classical Greek

│ │ └─ Texts e.g., Plato: word origins in Cratylus

│ ├─ Renaissance

│ │ └─ Scholarly Works e.g., lexicography

│ └─ Modern Period

│ └─ Linguistic Studies e.g., Oxford English Dictionary

└─ Cultural Context

├─ Academic Discipline historical and comparative linguistics

└─ Modern Usage e.g., etymological dictionaries, linguistic research

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