A word made up by people who don't know the difference between etymology (the study of word origins) and entomology (the study of insects).
u/etymologynerd single-handedly destroyed the r/entymology subreddit last year by pointing out that it's not a word.
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Not to be confused with "entomology", the study of bugs. "Entymology" is not a word, despite what the other definition says.
Not to be confused with "entomology", the study of bugs. "Entymology" is not a word, despite what the other definition says.
The etymologist pointed out that his profession could not be entomology because "entomology" comes from the Ancient Greek word "entomos", meaning "cut", whereas "etymology" came from the Ancient Greek word "etúmos", meaning "true"
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