This may be etymologically equivalent to the English word funny, a kind of small boat. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Philippine Islands] Reference
Both words derive etymologically from the Latin verb uti, to use or to receive benefit from. From Wordnik.com. [Petrus Ramus] Reference
Savagery, etymologically derived from the Latin word for "forest", was associated with wildness and stood in opposition to civilization. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Al-Battál ": the word etymologically means The Bad; but see infra. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
Philosophy is etymologically "the love of wisdom.". From Wordnik.com. [Tom Morris: Where Have All The Philosophers Gone?] Reference
The word "pageant," which appears to be etymologically related to the. From Wordnik.com. [The Customs of Old England] Reference
Tyr is etymologically identical with Zeus, and with the Sanskrit Dyaus. From Wordnik.com. [The Edda, Volume 1 The Divine Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 12] Reference
Protarchaeopteryx is not just not a typo, it's even etymologically correct. From Wordnik.com. [The war on parasites: an oviraptorosaur’s eye view] Reference
A demagogue is simply, etymologically speaking, “a leader of the people.”. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: In the wake of the Kerry Remarks, Democrats are...WINNING.] Reference
Greeks used to name beauty etymologically meant pattern or proportion of parts. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
Upadana: “Clinging,” attachment; it is etymologically related to upadi, fuel. From Wordnik.com. [Buddha]
The following sentence containing all the parts of speech is parsed etymologically. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
“Haláwat wa Mulabbas”; the latter etymologically means one dressed or clothed. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
The very word "journalism" implies, etymologically, things written on a daily basis. From Wordnik.com. [George Orwell in close-up] Reference
Hebrews were curious about the name “Yahweh,” and attempted to explain it etymologically. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
Kleist's word for pleading is bitten, which is etymologically related to both betteln and Bett. From Wordnik.com. [Reading, Begging, Paul de Man] Reference
Gerit appears to arrive etymologically from Greek gyrus, circle, and Latin gyrare, whirl or swirl. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro] Reference
The two words are etymologically unrelated - so the RHWCD says "female and male," in alphabetical order. From Wordnik.com. [No Sexism Please, We're Webster's] Reference
Before you made me etymologically digress, I was telling you that it had to be the panther that got him. From Wordnik.com. [Panthera pardus] Reference
Laberius 'name corresponds etymologically, as regards meaning, to the root-syllable in Shakspere's name. From Wordnik.com. [Shakspere and Montaigne] Reference
I don't know if the word humor is related etymologically to the word humus, but maybe you could look into it. From Wordnik.com. [Woody Tasch: Earth to Stewart and Colbert: 'Tea Party out, Eat Party in!'] Reference
I might take up the subject etymologically, and try and explain how woman ever acquired that remarkable name. From Wordnik.com. [Public Speaking] Reference
Para - celsus sometimes seems to write as if he thinks magia and imaginatio are etymologically related terms. From Wordnik.com. [METAPHYSICAL IMAGINATION] Reference
The fancy may pass, if etymologically unsound; for Ignatius, 'the Inflamed,' was a true child of the fiery East. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
“Gutthormr”, though the names are not etymologically the same, as “Godomar” would be “Guthmarr” in Old Norse. From Wordnik.com. [The Nibelungenlied] Reference
Some say social contract; which is the same thing, the word contract being etymologically formed with the idea of a bond. From Wordnik.com. [Les Miserables] Reference
Words are presented to the reader in these pages, the greater number of which have never before been etymologically analyzed. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
Some have regarded them as symbols of possession -- the word "possession" being supposed to be etymologically derived from the. From Wordnik.com. [Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood] Reference
Even where a noun and verb of kindred meaning were not etymologically connected, one or other of them was frequently suppressed. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-four] Reference
Since this is not the case with modern languages, Dr. Chandra suggested there is no need at present to translate terms etymologically. From Wordnik.com. [Workshop for Tibetans Translating Dharma: Report] Reference
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