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ETYMOLOGY

the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language

The meaning of the word etymology is the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language.

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WordMeaning
cumbersomeunwieldy because of heaviness and bulk
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sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
sapthe fluid part of a plant
flukeflatfish
hurlrush
grillto broil on a grill
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh