etymologist
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As the etymologist Anatoly Liberman has pointed out, in its earliest forms, haga, hegg and hegge, the word meant “enclosure” or “yard,” especially the residence of a feudal lord.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
The word came into English as “empechen” by way of the Old French word empechier, meaning to prevent or to hinder, according to the British etymologist Michael Quinion.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2019
As it happens, far from a crusty don, Forsyth isn’t much over 40, according to his bio, and is best known in Britain as a witty etymologist.
From New York Times • May 30, 2018
It’s often impossible to definitively determine a phrase’s linguistic birthplace, but based on the digging of etymologist Barry Popik, the phrase seems to have originated in the graffiti community of Oakland, California.
From Slate
According to the great etymologist Κίρρις is merely Cyprian.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried
