English etymological is alternatively segmented as etymology plus -ical.
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etymological
of, relating to, or based on etymology
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedPresent-Day English · late 14th c.–todayetymology
the history and origin of a word
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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP
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The discipline noun becomes a relational adjective.
Etymonline reports the 1590s.
Douglas Harper
proposed — This competes with Merriam-Webster’s etymologic + -al analysis.
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Etymological — Online Etymology DictionaryWord origin: etymology + -ical
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the competing internal segmentation.
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