etymological

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etymological - 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.
     [1913 Webster]

etymological - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  etymological
      adj 1: based on or belonging to etymology; "I merely drew an
             etymological distinction"