User talk:Biktor627

What is etymology?
Hello. I am contacting you because of a discussion about etymology on another website, Final Fantasy Fandom. That wiki gives a definition of etymology, followed by a link to Wikipedia etymology page (their page here), and then features 2700 etymologies (list here), almost all of them being similar to these three:
 * Etymology of absolute zero: Absolute zero is the coldest possible temperature. More formally, it is the temperature at which entropy reaches its minimum value.
 * Etymology of fire: Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products.
 * Etymology of Shiva: Shiva (also spelled Śiva) is a Hindu god. The Hindu Shiva once saved the world by consuming poison, giving him blue skin around the area of the neck and throat. [etc. etc.]

Are these three examples etymologies, or not? Since you are a linguist and an active member of Wikipedia Linguistics Project, your opinion could solve the discussion (if you prefer to avoid any involvement, just write it, I will understand). Thank you in advance for your time and attention. --Abacos (talk) 19:52, 27 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the delay in response. So those are not proper linguistic etymologies.  Etymology refers to the historical origin of a word.  For example, wednesday is from Old English wōdnesdæġ, meaning `Odin's day' and is calqued from Latin diēs Mercuriī 'day of Mercury', etc.  However, in the context of a fantasy wiki, I think it makes sense to use the term etymology this way, because it's the rewl-world origin of the term as it is used in the games.  If you want a replacement, you could just call them name origins.  I hope that helps. Biktor627 (talk) 06:40, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

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