netymologist

some one with skillz using the Internet to track the origin of words and phrases

- coined by M2 Communications Design

Urban Dictionary - the first word in fresh slang; an essential tool for any netymologist

netymologist by Slumdog January 18, 2009

etymologist 

An etymologist is a person who studies etymology.

Etymology is an account of the history of a particular word or element of a word.

Through old texts and comparisons with other languages, etymologists try to reconstruct the history of words — when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning changed.

An Etymologist is different then a philologist, one who studies linguistics and etymology.

Beware, those who are nescient often misuse and mispronounce'entymology' which is actually the study of insects!

(et-uh-mol-uh-jist)

If you want to learn the origin of the word nescient, then you should consult an etymologist!

Denise: If we had resources available to us, we could hire an etymologist to do our homework!
Kenny: Let's just log onto youtube and watch HotForWords...
Denise: Isn't she a philologist?

etymologist by g-diggity April 19, 2008

entymologist's dilemma 

You learn one new fact (e.g. the scientific name of an insect...) and an old fact pops out of your head.

The "entymologist's dilemma" occurred to me when I tried to recall the term for the roll-around cart that you use to work under a car...(a "creeper" by the way). (don't ask me what the term was that dropped out of my head...!)

entymologist's dilemma by chale March 29, 2004