etymological

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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

Say it out loud, and its etymological connection to “paradise” is clear.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023

The effect becomes increasingly oppressive as the arguments wax and wane, about everything from the etymological difference between “leaving” and “fleeing” to the nature of forgiveness.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2023

The Reverend William Whewell, an influential man, objected on etymological grounds and suggested instead an "–eous" pattern, producing Meioneous, Pleioneous, and so on.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson