The meanings of many words often relate directly to their origin

The meanings of many words often relate directly to their origins. In this sense, words have _______motivation.
A、onomatopoeic
B、morphological
C、semantic
D、etymological
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：本题考查对于语义的motivation的掌握，题干中提及origin，因此答案是D。