Etymology Meaning in Hindi (Study of Words)

The Hindi translation for Etymology is व्युत्पत्ति विज्ञान (Vyutpatti Vigyan) or शब्द-साधन (Shabd-Sadhan).

• Definition: Etymology is the scientific study of the history of words. It looks at where a word was born, what language it originally came from, and how its meaning has changed over hundreds of years.
• The Etymology of Etymology: Ironically, the word 'etymology' itself comes from the ancient Greek word 'etymon' (meaning the true sense of a word) and '-logia' (meaning the study of).

If you study etymology, you learn amazing facts about everyday words:

• Hippopotamus: Etymology tells us this comes from Greek: 'hippos' (horse) + 'potamos' (river). It literally means 'River Horse'.
• Shampoo: English stole this word from the Hindi word 'Chāmpo' (चाँपो), which meant a head massage with oil.
• Salary: In ancient Rome, soldiers were often paid with highly valuable Salt instead of money. The Latin word for salt is 'Sal', which evolved into the word 'Salary'.