The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ETYMOLOGY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1965.
Study of word origins crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ETYMOLOGY | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Study of word origins
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- onomastics
- etymology
- anthropology
- etiology
- anthropogenesis
- anthropogeny
- ideogeny
- derivation
- sociology
- anthropogenetic
- anthropogenic
- ethnogeny
Crossword Answer definitions
ETYMOLOGY noun- The study of the historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words.
- The origin and historical development of a word; the derivation.
- An account of the origin and historical development of a word as presented in a dictionary or the like.
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