etymologically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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"Critical," however, etymologically means the capacity to judge the truth or merit of the object of analysis.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2021
The word “ecstasy” suggests this etymologically, coming from the Greek ekstasis—ek meaning “out” and stasis meaning something like “stand.”
From The New Yorker ● May 20, 2019
“In my native language, Dutch, the name for TB traditionally is tering, which etymologically refers to the smell of tar.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2016
The phrase “have eaten animals” breaks apart painfully, almost incomprehensibly, over three lines: The complications of kindness—which are, etymologically and actually, the complications of kinship—drive much of McCrae’s writing about religion.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2016
Though it’s etymologically illegitimate, octopi is now so common that dictionaries list it as a second choice after octopuses.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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