Etymologiczny

Etymologiczny is a Polish adjective meaning etymological or pertaining to etymology, the branch of linguistics that studies the origins and historical development of words. In use, it describes nouns and phrases connected with word origins, such as research, dictionaries, or explanations of origin.

In Polish, adjectives agree with gender and number. The base masculine form is etymologiczny, feminine is etymologiczna, and neuter is etymologiczne. In plural, the masculine personal form is etymologiczni, while etymologiczne serves for other genders and for non-personal nouns. Examples include słownik etymologiczny (an etymological dictionary), badanie etymologiczne (an etymological study), and pochodzenie etymologiczne (an etymological origin).

The word etymologiczny is formed from etymologia, meaning etymology, which in turn comes from Greek roots. The Greek element etumon refers to the true sense or origin, while logos means study or discourse. The Polish suffix -iczny is used to create adjectives meaning “pertaining to” or “characteristic of.” Thus etymologiczny literally conveys the sense of being related to the study of word origins.

In linguistic and philological contexts, etymologiczny is commonly used to describe works or objects concerned with etymology, such as etymologiczny słownik or etymologiczny komentarz. It helps distinguish content focused on origin and history from other linguistic topics like phonetics or semantics.