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etymological

[et-uh-muh-lahj-ik-uhl] / ˌɛt ə məˈlɑdʒ ɪk əl /


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The verbs for mattering, importer and compter, have no etymological link to matière.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

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

From Seattle Times Sep. 7, 2023

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

From Reuters Nov. 16, 2022

The word was used as early as the 16th century by European travelers in the East Indies, and it may have etymological origins in Arabic, Chinese, Greek and Urdu.

From New York Times Nov. 2, 2022

‘Proof’ thus covers both necessary truths and practical tests, and it has the same etymological root as ‘probe’ and ‘probability’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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