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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

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

But besides common etymological roots, Prosekar, Prosecco and Prosek have little in common.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2021

The word itself means nothing; Luce made it up to avoid any etymological associations.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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