LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

etymologus

etymologus m (genitive etymologī)
Classical[ɛ.tyˈmɔ.ɫɔ.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[e.tiˈmɔː.lo.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. masculineetymologist
    De Menagio causa est, cur glorientur Galli. Certe fuit Vir magnus & Etymologus non unus e multis. Eo pervenit quo potuit Gallus etymologus sine Aquilonaribus literis pervenire. Ad hunc Auctor noster sæpe Lectorem mittit, & Skinnerus etiam se ei plurimum fatetur debere.[Gilles] Ménage is the reason why the French may boast. Certainly he was a great man, and an etymologist not merely one among many. He reached as far as a French etymologist could reach without knowledge of the northern languages. To him our author frequently refers the reader, and even [Stephen] Skinner acknowledges that he owes a great deal to him.1988, Daisuke Nagashima, Johnson the Philologist, page 182:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeetymologusetymologī
genitiveetymologīetymologōrum
dativeetymologōetymologīs
accusativeetymologumetymologōs
ablativeetymologōetymologīs
vocativeetymologeetymologī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*set-?
  2. Ancient Greek ἐτεός(eteós)der.?
  3. Ancient Greek ἔτυμος(étumos)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  6. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  7. Ancient Greek λόγος(lógos)
  8. Ancient Greek -λογος(-logos)
  9. Latinetymologus

Ancient Greek ἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos)bor. Latin etymologus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐτῠμόλογος (etŭmólogos). By surface analysis, etymon + -logus.

Descendants
  • Catalanetimòleg
  • Frenchétymologue
  • Italianetimologo
  • Portugueseetimólogo
  • Spanishetimólogo

In English words that came into English from etymologus

  • etymologeretymologus

Quick answers

What does etymologus mean in Latin?
etymologus, a noun, means “etymologist”.
What is the genitive of etymologus?
The genitive singular is etymologī. etymologus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce etymologus?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.tyˈmɔ.ɫɔ.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.tiˈmɔː.lo.ɡus].
Where does etymologus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *set-? → Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós)der.? → Ancient Greek ἔτυμος (étumos) → Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos → Proto-Hellenic *lógos → Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) → Ancient Greek -λογος (-logos) → Latin etymologus.