Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
based on or belonging to etymology;
- Example: "I merely drew an etymological distinction"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Etymological \Et`y*mo*log"ic*al\ (-m[-o]*l[o^]j"[i^]*kal), a.
[L. etymologicus, Gr. 'etymologiko`s: cf. F. ['e]tymologique.
See Etymology.]
Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words. --
Et`y*mo*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
etymological
adj 1: based on or belonging to etymology; "I merely drew an
etymological distinction"