The term philologist is an older term for what is today termed a linguist, a person interested in the study of language. An etymologist is a type of linguist primarily interested in the origin and history of words.
etymologist(Not to be confused with a philologist, one who studies historical literature.)
An entomologist is a scientist who studies insects, while an etymologist studies the origins and historical development of words and language. These may seem similar due to the similar pronunciation, but they are distinct fields of study.
What is the name of a person that studies derivation of
I'm studying to be a classical philologist!
psychologist
This could be a linguist or an etymologist.
Walter Miller - philologist - was born in 1864.
Walter Miller - philologist - died in 1949.
Franz Boll - philologist - died in 1924.
Franz Boll - philologist - was born in 1867.
Otto Keller - philologist - was born in 1838.
Otto Keller - philologist - died in 1927.