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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

I know you asked about books and websites, and I have launched into an etymological discussion of the word “discipline,” but it’s important to know that you are at a type of tipping point.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2022

The misconception is so common that it has been given a name: the etymological fallacy.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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