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Etymology helps understanding the historical development of word forms and meanings, it does not define the current meaning of a word. This phenomenon is known as Etymological fallacy.

There are a lot of etymology resources online, e.g., Wiktionary. Those are helpful in answering single word etymologies. Use them before asking here.

Etymology helps understanding the historical development of word forms and meanings, it does not define the current meaning of a word. This phenomenon is known as Etymological fallacy.

There are a lot of etymology resources online, e.g., Wiktionary. Those are helpful in answering single word etymologies. Use them before asking here.

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