Question

Both of these historians study language, but is the one that studies a word's origin, as in where it came from.

Answer 1

✔ an Etymologist ** is the correct answer

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Answer 2

The study of the origin of words (and of the historical changes in meaning) is called etymology so we can say:

Both of these historians study language, but an etymologist is the one that studies a word's origin, as in where it came from

The other scientist could be for example a historical linguist, who studies how language systems change over the years.