What does etymology study?
a. using roots and affixes
b. inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words
c. history and origins of words
d. effects of media and globalization

Etymology studies the origin of words, reconstitutes their evolution by going back to the oldest accessible state.

C is the corrrect answer

Option C, history and origins of words, is the right answer.

Explanation:

The study in which individual studies the origin and history of words is known as Etymology. Those who study Etymology are known as Etymologists. They use various texts and words of languages to collect more information about how a particular word was used by people during earlier times or ages or how a word has gained a particular meaning and form.

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