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hmmm. whats the word that is used to describe the history of a word and/or how it came to be? -- nm

Posted by Jovian (aka Jovian) Jan 17 '24, 14:43

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Etymology -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 14:45 8
- 👏👏 and definitely not Entomology - JD Jan 17, 14:48 6
  - well they both sounded right to me. Is Entomology the right one or is that about Spiders? -- nm - Jovian Jan 17, 14:49 5
    - Uh, actually, now that I think about it...*blush* Entomology is study of insects - JD Jan 17, 14:52 2
      - Then there's the study of ancient spiders in Baghdad - Reagen Jan 17, 15:00 1
        
        So I tried to puzzle out the subject line and failed the geography 🤦‍♂️ Well done 👏👏 -- nm - JD Jan 17, 15:03
    - Well, spiders is Arachnology, but that's close enough. Entomology is insects. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 14:51
    - never mind, reading is a skillset Im still mastering apparently. -- nm - Jovian Jan 17, 14:50
- yes thats it! thanks!! -- nm - Jovian Jan 17, 14:46

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