Are etymology questions on topic?

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As the title, should we allow questions about etymology? For example "Qual è l'origine della parola Pasqua?"

Sorry for the nit-picking, but since we are in a site about Italian language: “qual è”, not “qual'è”. — DaG, Commented Nov 5, 2013 at 21:55
No problem, however it is good practice on our network to simply go on and edit, there's no need to ask me to fix when you can do it yourself :-) — Sklivvz, Commented Nov 5, 2013 at 21:56
Ok, thanks! But perhaps the remark in itself might be of some use, since it is a quite frequent mistake. (Plus, I can't edit other people's text; perhaps my reputation here is insufficient.) — DaG, Commented Nov 5, 2013 at 21:59
@DaG Anybody can edit any normal post on any SE site (at worst your edit will need approval), so go ahead and change! The comment can/should be left as a comment on the change. — Sklivvz, Commented Nov 5, 2013 at 22:03
I see; perhaps is it different on Meta? I see “edit” in gray... — DaG, Commented Nov 5, 2013 at 22:04
Thanks for the quite useful tip, but for some reason I see “close” and “flag” as black, clickable links, while if I hover on “edit”, “Suggested edits are not allowed on non-tag-wiki posts on meta sites” appears. — DaG, Commented Nov 5, 2013 at 22:10
Since we are being nit-picky, it should be è in place of e'. (You are probably using a US keyboard layout and I understand the pain of writing accents) — Gabriele Petronella, Commented Nov 5, 2013 at 23:38

Gabriele Petronella · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-05 20:52:19Z

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I believe so.

Etymology can help in understanding the proper use of a term, so they look indeed related to the main topic of this site.

answered Nov 5, 2013 at 20:52

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Charo · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-16 08:41:13Z

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Io direi proprio di sì! L'etimologia è molto interessante per qualunque lingua, perché escluderla?

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answered Nov 5, 2013 at 20:47

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