Etymological

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Etymological \Et`y*mo*log"ic*al\ (-m[-o]*l[o^]j"[i^]*kal), a.
     [L. etymologicus, Gr. 'etymologiko`s: cf. F. ['e]tymologique.
     See {Etymology}.]
     Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words. --
     {Et`y*mo*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  etymological
       adj : based on or belonging to etymology; "I merely drew an
             etymological distinction"