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Data Category: etymology
Key221
PIDhttp://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-221
Typecomplex/open
OwnerWright, Sue Ellen
Scopepublic
1. Administration Information Section
1.1 Administration Record
Identifier
etymology
Version
1:0
Registration Status
private
Administration Status
private
Origin
?
Explanatory Comment
ISO12620A-020402
Effective Date
2001-09-14
1.1.1 Creation
Creation Date
2000-09-27
Change Description
no change description found
1.1.2 Last Change
Last Change Date
2004-07-09
Change Description
12620:1999; 12620-2:2003; 12620-3:2003
2. Description Section
Profile
Terminology
[-] 
2.1 English Language Section
LanguageEnglish (en)
2.1.1 Definition Section
Definition
Information on the origin of a word and the development of its meaning.
Source
ISO12620
2.1.2 Example Section
Example
term: aspirin etymology: from acetyl + spiraeic acid (old name for salicylic acid).
Source
Mitre; TEI(green text); 1951
2.1.3 Explanation Section
Explanation
Detailed etymology is primarily a concern of lexicology, although terminology is in some instances concerned with these features, particularly with respect to the coining of neologisms in language planning and term formation environments.
Source
Mitre; TEI(green text); 1951
3. Conceptual Domain
Data Type
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