Defining Etymology

Etymology is the study of root words, or the history of words. Etymologists discover how words are formed and what their meaning is and how that meaning has changed over time. cachalot cachepot cachet cacidrosis cacoepy cachinnate cacodoxy cacolet cacogen cacoethes caballine caboose cabochon caboched cable cabas cabrie cabriole cacography cacogenics caconym cadastre cacotopia cacuminal caddis cacology caducary cadrans cabotage cabré cabriolet cachaemic cacaesthesia cacodemomania cachexic