Thread:User talk:CodeCat/Full etymologies (2)

Hi. Regarding your edit at varenyky. My understanding has always been that we build up a full etymology in each entry. This is implied by WT:ETY which says a term’s etymology is “a simple list of previous forms,” that provide “some sense of its semantic development,” and may include cognates. It makes sense that a reader should be able to see a word’s full etymology in a single place without having to click through several links and try to keep it all in their head. This also follows the practice of professional etymological dictionaries. —Michael Z. 2014-01-24 00:04 z