etymologyan
Etymologyan is a term used in linguistics and related discussions to denote a person who specializes in etymology—the study of word origins and the historical development of form and meaning.
In practice, an etymologyan may draw on methods from historical linguistics, philology, and corpus analysis to
Etymologyan is a neologism formed from etymology + -an, modeling a person who studies etymology; its early
Usage and reception: Some scholars find it a handy label in speculative or fictional contexts; others argue
See also: etymology, historical linguistics, philology, lexicography.