Editing Research (section)

== Etymology ==
[[File:Aristotle Altemps Inv8575.jpg|thumb|[[Aristotle]], (384–322 BC), an [[Ancient Greek philosophy|Ancient Greek philosopher]] and pioneer in developing the [[scientific method]]<ref>"[https://www.pbs.org/saf/1307/features/knows.htm The Origins of Science] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030303204503/http://www.pbs.org/saf/1307/features/knows.htm |date=3 March 2003 }}". ''[[Scientific American Frontiers]]''.</ref>]]

The word ''research'' is derived from the [[French language|Middle French]] "''recherche''", which means "to go about seeking", the term itself being derived from the [[Old French]] term "recerchier," a compound word from "re-" + "cerchier", or "sercher", meaning 'search'.<ref name="Merriam_webster">{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/research|title=Research |publisher=Merriam-Webster |access-date=20 May 2018|archive-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018122245/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/research|url-status=live}}</ref> The earliest recorded use of the term was in 1577.<ref name="Merriam_webster"/>