It's the Word of the Day podcast for October 20th.
Today's word is etymology, spelled E-T-Y-M-O-L-O-G-Y.
Etymology is a noun.
It's an explanation of a word's history, that is, where the word came from and how it developed.
Here's the word used in a sentence from Vogue by Shelby Wax.
A recent Vogue bride, Nicole Amarise, changed her name as did her husband.
Together we opted to create a new one for our new life together, she says.
We gave chat GPT information about the etymology of our old surnames and guided it to generate surname options for us that could relate to our heritages and cultures.
The etymology of the word etymology itself is relatively straightforward,
so we won't bug you with a lengthy explanation.
Etymology ultimately comes from the Greek word etymon,
meaning literal meaning of a word according to its origin.
Etymon, in turn, comes from etymos, which means true.
Be careful not to confuse etymology with the similar sounding entomology.
Entomon means insect.
In Greek and entomology is a branch of zoology that deals with insects.
With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.