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The study of the origin and history of words
within and across languages. It has two major
aspects: the study of the phonetic and
written forms of words, and of the semantics
or meanings of those words. Etymological
research has been successful in tracing the
development of words and word elements within
the Indo-European language family. Since
languages are always changing and usage
differs among cultures, it is important to
trace words to their original sources.