etymological

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The team mapped those relations onto data from hundreds of archaeological sites as well as etymological similarities in modern languages to puzzle out the evolution of these ancient people’s material culture and language.

From Science Magazine

Per Deadline, Merriam-Webster’s etymological history delineation of the word sees it appear frequently in the religious scribe as a plural form of "you."

From Fox News

The second word is a local term for a mountaintop meadow or bog, and although it has no etymological connection to the word sodden, that was the linkage in my mind.

From Washington Post

Skeet-shooting is another sport that owes an etymological debt to Norwegian.

From Salon

"Critical," however, etymologically means the capacity to judge the truth or merit of the object of analysis.

From Salon