etymology

Example Sentences

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In the etymology of beauty, the root of the definition is “something that brings pleasure to senses.”

From Los Angeles Times

The phantom phrase hung out until 1939, when an editor finally noticed its lack of etymology.

From Salon

In technical terms, these groups are connected by an “isomorphism,” a term whose etymology—from the Greek isos, meaning “equal,” and morphe, meaning “form”—indicates its meaning.

From Scientific American

She’s an accomplished, too-literal teenager, breaking down the etymology of too many words without grasping their true meaning while making a terrible relationship choice.

From Washington Post

Good thing trampolinists don't have to perform their routines on the etymology of their event.

From Salon