etymological

[et-uh-muh-lahj-ik-uhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to etymology.

Other Word Forms

• etymologically adverb
• unetymological adjective
• nonetymological adjective

Example Sentences

I’m glad you asked, because earlier this week The Times published an entertaining history of the word’s etymological evolution.

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“India” has etymological roots in the Indus River, which was called “Sindhu” in Sanskrit.

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Say it out loud, and its etymological connection to “paradise” is clear.

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The effect becomes increasingly oppressive as the arguments wax and wane, about everything from the etymological difference between “leaving” and “fleeing” to the nature of forgiveness.

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“For the Calendar, I wanted to go back to the etymological root of the word ‘muse’.

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Related Words

• grammatical