On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Etymological. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as history or account and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Etymological meaning
- Of or relating to etymology.
- (of a word) Consistent with its etymological characteristics (in historical usage or the source language).
Using Etymological
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to etymology. | (of a word) Consistent with its etymological characteristics (in historical usage or the source language).
- Useful related words include: history, account, chronicle, story.
- In the example corpus, etymological often appears in combinations such as: the etymological, etymological dictionary, etymological root.
Context around Etymological
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Etymological
- In this selection, "etymological" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, example, further, see, root, dictionaries and latin stand out and add context to how "etymological" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and most etymological dictionaries give and conceal an etymological link to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "etymological" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and abolitionists, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with etymological
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For further etymological discussion, with sources, see Schmidt, citation. (9 words)
I take 'theology' not to be restricted to its etymological meaning. (11 words)
For example, etymological dictionaries provide words with their historical origins, change and development. (13 words)
Then there’s hurkle durkle, “an old Scots phrase from the Jamieson’s Etymological Dictionary of the Scots Language (1808), where it is broadly defined as ‘lying in bed, or lounging, long after it’s time to get up’” and, of course, dreich. (43 words)
Another form, でございます de gozaimasu, which is the more formal version of de arimasu, in the etymological sense a conjugation of でござる de gozaru and an honorific suffix -ます -masu, is also used in some situations and is very polite. (40 words)
Its most likely etymological origin is a combination of two older words, the Dutch krappen: to pluck off, cut off, or separate; and the Old French crappe: siftings, waste or rejected matter (from the medieval Latin crappa, chaff). (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The name for the procedure literally means 'fixed to a cross' and it is the etymological root of the word 'excruciating' — literally a pain so bad it is as if it were 'out of crucifying'.
The very words she uses to try and sever the Jewish connection with the land conceal an etymological link to our ancient presence in Jerusalem.
Then there’s hurkle durkle, “an old Scots phrase from the Jamieson’s Etymological Dictionary of the Scots Language (1808), where it is broadly defined as ‘lying in bed, or lounging, long after it’s time to get up’” and, of course, dreich.
Another form, でございます de gozaimasu, which is the more formal version of de arimasu, in the etymological sense a conjugation of でござる de gozaru and an honorific suffix -ます -masu, is also used in some situations and is very polite.
Boca De Ratones: An Etymological Reassessment(Ruiz and Cobia, Feb. 14, 2012) Pronunciation of Boca Raton Residents of the city have kept the pronunciation of Boca Raton similar to its Spanish origins.
Due to the very weak correspondence between sounds and letters in the spelling of modern English, for example, written syllabification in English has to be based mostly on etymological i.e. morphological instead of phonetic principles.
Etymology The word death comes from Old English deað, which in turn comes from Proto-Germanic dauthuz (reconstructed by etymological analysis).
For example, etymological dictionaries provide words with their historical origins, change and development.
For further etymological discussion, with sources, see Schmidt, citation.
Further, in an essay on religion and religious language, Habermas criticized Derrida's insistence on etymology and philology (see Etymological fallacy ).
In the ancient and medieval world, the etymological Latin root religio was understood as an individual virtue of worship, never as doctrine, practice, or actual source of knowledge.
In the ancient and medieval world, the etymological Latin roots of both science (scientia) and religion (religio) were understood as inner qualities of the individual or virtues, never as doctrines, practices, or actual sources of knowledge.
I take 'theology' not to be restricted to its etymological meaning.
It has no etymological connection in French with Agincourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle (attested as Egincourt 875), which is derived from another Germanic male name *Ingin-.
It is written quite differently from Achaemenid Aramaic; there is an emphasis on writing as words are pronounced rather than using etymological forms.
Its most likely etymological origin is a combination of two older words, the Dutch krappen: to pluck off, cut off, or separate; and the Old French crappe: siftings, waste or rejected matter (from the medieval Latin crappa, chaff).
It uses etymological forms which are closer to Catalan, Occitan, and medieval Aragonese sources.
OED and most etymological dictionaries give it a more circuitous origin similar to gullet; from O.Fr. goulet, dim. of goule, "throat, neck," from L. gula "throat,".
Other etymological theories mentioned by Blackstone on the use of star include the derivation from steoran (steer) meaning "to govern", it was a court used to punish (crimen stellionatus) (cozenage) or the chamber was full of windows.
Prior to the designation of immunity from the etymological root immunis, which is Latin for "exempt"; early physicians characterized organs that would later be proven as essential components of the immune system.
Common combinations with etymological
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the etymological 9×
- etymological dictionary 4×
- etymological root 3×
- an etymological 3×
- etymological dictionaries 3×
- etymological source 3×
- on etymological 2×
- etymological latin 2×
- its etymological 2×
- etymological meaning 2×