Study of the origin of words (9)

I believe the answer is:

etymology

(Other definitions for etymology that I've seen before include "Word derivation" , "branch of linguistics" , "linguistic study" , "Word history" , "Study of word origins" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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