Study of the sources and development of words and how their meanings have changed through history (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ETYMOLOGY Study of the sources and development of words and how their meanings have changed through history (9) (9)
6% EDIT Change the wording of (4) Universal Nov 5, 2025
5% GESTATE Develop (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
5% SENSE Contextual word's meaning (5) Newsday Nov 28, 2025
5% UTERO In ___ (developing) (5) New York Times Nov 27, 2025
5% MESHUGA Yiddish word meaning "foolish" (7) Universal Nov 26, 2025
5% PASTS Histories (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 24, 2025
5% MAORI Source of the word "tiki" (5) New York Times Nov 20, 2025
5% NAME Mean to change heading (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
5% URDU Language that's the source of the word "khaki" (4) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
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