ETYMOLOGY in a Sentence
Learn ETYMOLOGY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
Example sentences for ETYMOLOGY, such as:
1. At university she developed an interest in etymology.
2. The word Houyhnhnm, in their tongue, signifies a horse, and, in its etymology, the perfection of nature.
2. The word Houyhnhnm, in their tongue, signifies a horse, and, in its etymology, the perfection of nature.
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Meanings and Examples of ETYMOLOGY
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etymology
n. the study of the sources and development of words
n. a history of a word
Classic Sentence:
1 The word, which I interpret the flying or floating island, is in the original Laputa, whereof I could never learn the true etymology.
2 The word Houyhnhnm, in their tongue, signifies a horse, and, in its etymology, the perfection of nature.
3 Some say social contract; which is the same thing, the word contract being etymologically formed with the idea of a bond.
Example Sentence:
1 A knowledge of etymology can help you on many English tests: if you know what the roots and prefixes mean, you can determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
2 At university she developed an interest in etymology.