English drops Latin -us through the learned adjective etymologic and adds adjectival -al; a competing internal etymology + -ical analysis remains visible in the graph.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0586learned formationprobable
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etymological
of, relating to, or based on etymology
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Late Latin grammatical tradition · etymology related adjectiveetymologicus
etymological; conforming to etymology
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A Latin adjective about word origins becomes the English adjective of relation or conformity.
Merriam-Webster reports first known use in 1588; Etymonline reports the 1590s.
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probable — Merriam-Webster and Etymonline segment the English formation differently.
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Etymological — Merriam-Webster.com DictionaryWord History: etymological from etymologic + -al; etymologic from Latin etymologicus
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the preferred learned-formation analysis and Latin base.
Etymological — Online Etymology DictionaryWord origin: etymology + -ical
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes a competing English segmentation.
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