étymologiste
French, noun/e.ti.mɔ.lɔ.ʒist/
étymologiste is a French feminine noun meaning “etymologist (person who specializes in etymology)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui étudie ou qui recherche l’étymologie des mots”.
What does étymologiste mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineetymologist (person who specializes in etymology)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne qui étudie ou qui recherche l’étymologie des mots.
adjective: 1. Relatif à l'étymologie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of étymologiste
- étymologistes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce étymologiste?
- /e.ti.mɔ.lɔ.ʒist/
- \e.ti.mɔ.lɔ.ʒist\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to étymologiste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is étymologiste in French?
étymologiste appears about once in every 78 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).