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Etymology

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
Etymology philologia of etymology please
by Endymuse October 4, 2025
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git init

Can be seen as "Get In It" meaning to get involved.

Originally a command to initiate a Github repository
I want it so imma git init
They tryna git init

git init
git add .
git commit -m "imma git innit"
git push origin main
by Endymuse October 4, 2025
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