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語源(ごげん)word root, word derivation, etymology

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      origin of a word, derivation of a word, etymology

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    語源 【ごげん】語原 【ごげん】

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      単語(たんご)語源(ごげん)辞書(じしょ)調(しら)べる。

      To look up the etymology of a word in the dictionary.

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      単語(たんご)起源(きげん)()るために語源(ごげん)紐解(ひもと)く。

      To learn where a word came from, we trace its etymology.

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      語源(ごげん)には単語(たんご)成立(せいりつ)由来(ゆらい)(かく)されています。

      A word's etymology holds the key to understanding how it came to be.

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      語源(ごげん)()ることによってその単語(たんご)(おぼ)えやすくなります。

      Knowing the etymology makes it easier to remember the word.

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      このカタカナ()語源(ごげん)調(しら)べたら、英語(えいご)(もと)だという(こと)()かった。

      When I looked into this katakana word's etymology, I found out it came from English.

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