etymological

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So let us put this down as etymological overreach by Mr. Dalrymple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 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

I’ll let you, the reader, decide which of these etymological fairy tales you prefer.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022

‘Proof’ thus covers both necessary truths and practical tests, and it has the same etymological root as ‘probe’ and ‘probability’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton