etymological
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- etymologically adverb
- nonetymological adjective
- unetymological adjective
Example Sentences
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The verbs for mattering, importer and compter, have no etymological link to matière.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
I’m glad you asked, because earlier this week The Times published an entertaining history of the word’s etymological evolution.
From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024
“India” has etymological roots in the Indus River, which was called “Sindhu” in Sanskrit.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023
“For the Calendar, I wanted to go back to the etymological root of the word ‘muse’.
From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2022
Invention, as I mentioned above, has as its etymological root the idea of “coming upon” the available grounds for argument.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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