etymological
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“Travel” has the same etymological root as “travail.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Say it out loud, and its etymological connection to “paradise” is clear.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
“For the Calendar, I wanted to go back to the etymological root of the word ‘muse’.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2022
I know you asked about books and websites, and I have launched into an etymological discussion of the word “discipline,” but it’s important to know that you are at a type of tipping point.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022
The misconception is so common that it has been given a name: the etymological fallacy.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing etymological
Frindle
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