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Synonyms for etymological


Grammar : Adj
Spell : et-uh-mol-uh-jee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛt əˈmɒl ə dʒi

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Définition of etymological

Origin :
  • 1590s; see etymology + -ical. Related: Etymologically.
  • As in linguistic : adj semantic
Example sentences :
  • The term in the etymological sense would be applied to Gwen.
  • Extract from : « Y Gododin » by Aneurin
  • It was not phonetic, nor was it etymological; it was simply Ritsonian.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
  • Their etymological origin is in any case the same as if they were nicknames.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
  • This is somewhat of a new departure in etymological dictionaries.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
  • There is really no etymological connection between the two names.
  • Extract from : « Out in the Forty-Five » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • Of all deductions, those drawn from etymological comparisons are, perhaps, the most fallacious.
  • Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
  • On grounds equally slight with these have many attempts been made to form conclusions from etymological comparisons.
  • Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
  • I and me, thou and ye, stand in no etymological relations to each other.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
  • India had her etymological and her legendary school of mythology.
  • Extract from : « Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 » by Andrew Lang
  • They are of course not the etymological bases, except sometimes by accident.
  • Extract from : « Seven Mohave Myths » by A. L. Kroeber

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