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étymologue

French, noun/e.ti.mɔ.lɔɡ/

étymologue is a French feminine noun meaning “etymologist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui étudie l’origine des mots ; spécialiste de l’étymologie”.

What does étymologue mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

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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 l’origine des mots ; spécialiste de 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 étymologue

  • étymologues plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce étymologue?

  • /e.ti.mɔ.lɔɡ/
  • \e.ti.mɔ.lɔɡ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to étymologue

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.