An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

The study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of → words.

Etymology (EN): M.E., from L. etymologia, from
Gk. etymologia, from etymon “true sense” (neuter of etymos) + logos, → -logy.

Etymology (PE): Riše-šenâsi, from rišé “root” (dialectal Tabari rexa; Kurd. regez, riše), from Mid.Pers. rêšak “root,” maybe ultimately related to PIE *u(e)rad-, although the Skt. offshoot is absent (Gk. rhiza “root;” L. radix, radius “staff;” O.H.G. wurz “plant, herb;” Ger. Wurz; O.E. rot; E. root) + -šenâsi, → -logy.