Et*ne"an (?), a. [L. Aetnaeus, Gr. &?;, fr.&?; (L. Aetna, Aetne).] Pertaining to Etna, a volcanic mountain in Sicily.
||É`toile" (`twäl"), n. [F.] (Her.) See Estoile.
E*tru"ri*an (?), a. Of or relating to ancient Etruria, in Italy. "Etrurian Shades." Milton, -- n. A native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
E*trus"can (?), n. [L. Etruscus.] Of or relating to Etruria. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Etruria.
Et"ter pike` (?), n. [Cf. Atter.] (Zoöl.) The stingfish, or lesser weever (Tranchinus vipera).
Et"tin (?), n. [SA. eten, eoten, orig., gluttonous, fr. etan to eat.] A giant. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Et"tle (?), v. t. [Perh. the same word as addle to earn; bur cf. OE. atlien, etlien, to intend, prepare, Icel. ætla to think, suppose, mean.] To earn. [Obs.] See Addle, to earn. Boucher.
||É`tude" (`td"), n. [F. See Study.] 1. A composition in the fine arts which is intended, or may serve, for a study.
2. (Mus.) A study; an exercise; a piece for practice of some special point of technical execution.
||É`tui" (`tw"), n. [F.] A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in which scissors, tweezers, and other articles of toilet or of daily use are carried.
Et*wee" (t*e"), n. See Étui. Shenstone.
Et"ym (t"m), n. See Etymon. H. F. Talbot.
E*tym"ic (*tm"k), a. Relating to the etymon; as, an etymic word.
Et`y*mol"o*ger (t`*ml"*jr), n. An etymologist.
Et`y*mo*log"ic*al (- m*lj"*kal), a. [L. etymologicus, Gr. 'etymologiko`s: cf. F. étymologique. See Etymology.] Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words. -- Et`y*mo*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
||Et`y*mo*log"i*con (-*kn), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'etymologiko`n, prop. neut. sing. from 'etymologiko`s.] An etymological dictionary or manual.
Et`y*mol"o*gist (t`*ml"*jst), n. [Cf. F. étymologiste.] One who investigates the derivation of words.
Et`y*mol"o*gize (-jz), v. t. [Cf. F. étymologiser.] To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. Camden
Et`y*mol"o*gize, v. t. To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.
How perilous it is to etymologize at random.
Trench.
Et`y*mol"o*gy (-j), n.; pl. Etymologies (-jz). [L. etymologia, Gr. 'etymologi`a; 'e`tymon etymon + lo`gos discourse, description: cf. F. étymologie. See Etymon, and -logy.] 1. That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning.
2. That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.
Et"y*mon (?), n.; pl. E. Etymons (#), Gr. Etyma (#). [L., fr. Gr. 'e`tymon the true literal sense of a word according to its derivation, an etymon, fr. &?; true, real, prob, akin to Skr. sotya, E. sooth. See Sooth.] 1. An original form; primitive word; root.