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
