Etymology

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Introduction
The objective of this term paper is to observe the etymology and the etymological borrowings from other languages. This paper will touch upon many borrowings from other languages such as Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and others. The etymology studies the origin and history of words, their form and meaning. More particularly, “the etymology of words means the origin of a particular word”. The etymology is the study about the word, word`s history, their meanings, how their meaning and form change over time. Thus, the etymology tells about the word’s origin, where it comes from, what it means in the English language and what it means in the language it originally belonged to as well as the meaning it has in both languages. Most modern English words are borrowings from other languages, especially from Latin and Greek. In my paper I have also chosen to examine the etymology of fruit names and mammals.

Methods
The study has adopted the discourse analysis of qualitative method that has enabled the researcher to better understand the theme proposed in this paper.
There are some methods with the help of which the history of words can be studied. Among them the philological method, the dialectological method, the comparative method, and the semantic change should be mentioned. Each of these methods has its significance; however we have chosen the comparative method to observe the theme of this paper. With the help of the comparative method etymologists find out which words originate from the ancestor language and which were borrowed from another language. That`s why the comparative method will be more helpful for us because o...

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...iving on the European continent, European scientists noted the inaccuracy of these ancient descriptions, which often falsely reported that chimpanzees had horns and hooves. The first of these early trans-continental chimpanzees came from Angola and were presented as a gift to the Prince of Orange in 1640, and were followed by a few of its brethren over the next several years. Scientists who examined these rare specimens were baffled, and described these first chimpanzees as ” pygmies “, and noted the animals’ distinct similarities to humans. The next two decades would see a number of the creatures imported into Europe, mainly acquired by various zoological gardens as entertainment for visitors. ” http://iberianature.com/britainnature/miscellaneous/etymology-of-mammal-names-in-englis

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