etymological

I’m glad you asked, because earlier this week The Times published an entertaining history of the word’s etymological evolution.

“India” has etymological roots in the Indus River, which was called “Sindhu” in Sanskrit.

Say it out loud, and its etymological connection to “paradise” is clear.

The effect becomes increasingly oppressive as the arguments wax and wane, about everything from the etymological difference between “leaving” and “fleeing” to the nature of forgiveness.

“For the Calendar, I wanted to go back to the etymological root of the word ‘muse’.