etymology - use in sentences
Preposition: of
- word: It mostly reflects on etymology of words in relation to gender.
- name: Finally an idea of the rivalry which exists between Adun villages may be given by studying the popular etymology of the village names.
- term: New terminology should be approached by using dictionaries to learn the etymology of terms, both old and new.
- place-name: As you state in your letter, you would like to know the etymology of this place-name.
Converse of object
- give: World Wide Words An excellent site giving the etymology of abracadabra ( always a favorite of mine ) to zorbing.
- have: On the other hand, there are some lexemes for which we have an exact etymology.
- provide: For example, we will provide an etymology for each word, regardless of whether it has a cognate form in English.
- suggest: Heru was known to the Greeks as Horus, suggesting a compelling etymology for the word " horizon.
- discuss: If you set out to discuss etymology, you are likely to find yourself also discussing semantics.
Preposition: for
- word: For example, we will provide an etymology for each word, regardless of whether it has a cognate form in English.
- name: I am unable to locate any discussion of a Hebrew etymology for the name in scholarly works.
Adjective modifier
- Greek: I work in a place of scholarship and it does not surprise me in the least that Greek etymology makes this a leisure center.
- same: The recent English word " cybernetics " shares the same etymology.
- popular: Finally an idea of the rivalry which exists between Adun villages may be given by studying the popular etymology of the village names.
- Chinese: It has the following features: -Every character entry includes a brief traditional Chinese etymology.
- possible: One possible etymology of the name Adam is that which makes it signify Earth.
Noun used with modifier
- folk: This has all the credentials of a ' folk etymology ' myth.
- name: However, there is not a simple correlation between language ( or name etymology ) and script.
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