| 单词 | etymological |
| 例句 | The misconception is so common that it has been given a name: the etymological fallacy. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z ‘Proof’ thus covers both necessary truths and practical tests, and it has the same etymological root as ‘probe’ and ‘probability’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Invention, as I mentioned above, has as its etymological root the idea of “coming upon” the available grounds for argument. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Though it’s etymologically illegitimate, octopi is now so common that dictionaries list it as a second choice after octopuses. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The word itself means nothing; Luce made it up to avoid any etymological associations. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Sánchez sometimes gives Mexican cooking classes with a strong etymological motif. Smoke in the Mexican Food and Fire in the Mezcal 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Anyone who baulked at recent anomalies in The Hour, when modern idioms slipped into the 50s drama, will once again be reaching for their etymological dictionaries. Chickens: What The Inbetweeners did next 2011-08-29T21:00:00Z Skeet-shooting is another sport that owes an etymological debt to Norwegian. The etymology of 15 weird and wonderful Olympic words 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z “Cake,” the disc’s opener, lands somewhere in the middle -- it’s an etymological inquiry wrapped in the most transparent of dessert-related metaphors. Trey Songz poised for a breakthrough with 'Trigga' 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z One becomes acclimated to, and impressed by, the way he transitions from, say, an etymological investigation of billiards terminology to the way his father shot pool. Newly Released Books, Including Works by Sara Majka and Pat Barker 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z The second word is a local term for a mountaintop meadow or bog, and although it has no etymological connection to the word sodden, that was the linkage in my mind. Hello, Dolly. A visitor finally gets to West Virginia’s ‘bit of Canada gone astray.’ 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Virility is a misogynistic ideal in an obvious way—historically and etymologically, it’s tied to the idea of male superiority. When Men Wanted to Be Virile 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Pilgrimage is an ancient form of travelling for healing when “travelling” kept its etymological roots of travail: it is a suffering cure. Jay Griffiths: ‘I walked 800km in a heatwave to get out of a severe depression’ 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Say it out loud, and its etymological connection to “paradise” is clear. Review: From an Eco Art Village, a Dance About Community 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z “Pensyf” relates to the modern word “pensive,” etymologically, but semantically it doesn’t quite fit. The Strange Power of a Medieval Poem About the Death of a Child 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z It sounded perfectly on point until I realised that the president, if we’re being etymologically pedantic, had essentially just praised a team of sportswomen for behaving like guys. The problem with being 'badass' 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z In thinking back to the ludicrous list of School of Life classes, one could argue that the school — a word which, etymologically, refers to leisure time — is turning what are fundamentally leisure activities into work. Self-help hits rock Botton 2013-05-13T19:58:00Z And so what is important is not for whom one votes but how one treats one’s friends. Chestnost’ is related both etymologically and conceptually to chest’, “honor.” The Bard of Eastern Ukraine, Where Things Are Falling Apart 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Tracing the word is as much a history of the Jewish-Gentile dynamic as it is an etymological exercise. Is “shiksa” an insult? 2013-03-06T17:20:00Z No doubt, this etymological transition will still be difficult for some. Perspective | A grammar nerd gently dismantles those arguments for rejecting the new ‘they’ 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z An etymological connection to the Jewish philosopher Maimonides is also possible, as is one to the name of a Berber goddess. Celebrating Mimouna and Its Dose of Post-Passover Carbs 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Spending time in Middle-earth provides an opportunity to revel in his etymological derring-do. Review | J.R.R. Tolkien’s latest posthumous book may actually be the last 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z But, for many, Guy’s etymological offspring, “guys,” when used as a pronoun, remains masculine, and its use is frowned upon as demeaning to women and L.G.B.T.Q. people. The New Pronoun in Town 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z And did you know that the Brothers Grimm when not collecting fairy tales worked on a great etymological dictionary of the German language? ‘You Could Look It Up’: The world before and since Wikipedia 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z “India” has etymological roots in the Indus River, which was called “Sindhu” in Sanskrit. Is it India? Is it Bharat? Speculations abound as government pushes for the country’s Sanskrit name 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z 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. Review | ‘Women Talking’: Political debate becomes declaration of independence 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z “For the Calendar, I wanted to go back to the etymological root of the word ‘muse’. Pirelli calendar puts model muses at the forefront for 2023 edition 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The word was used as early as the 16th century by European travelers in the East Indies, and it may have etymological origins in Arabic, Chinese, Greek and Urdu. Hurricane or Typhoon? How Tropical Cyclones Get Their Names. 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z 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. Advice | How do we start to discipline our child? 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z I’ll let you, the reader, decide which of these etymological fairy tales you prefer. What’s in the creamy concoction horchata? It depends on where you are. 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z The team mapped those relations onto data from hundreds of archaeological sites as well as etymological similarities in modern languages to puzzle out the evolution of these ancient people’s material culture and language. News at a glance: Carbon emission offsets, COVID-19 vaccines for kids, and scientists’ plagiarism 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Per Deadline, Merriam-Webster’s etymological history delineation of the word sees it appear frequently in the religious scribe as a plural form of "you." Kanye West's name change to 'Ye' official after judge signs off on petition: report 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z "Critical," however, etymologically means the capacity to judge the truth or merit of the object of analysis. Meet Christopher Rufo — leader of the incoherent right-wing attack on "critical race theory" 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z The Netherlands formerly included Flanders and thus were equivalent geographically and etymologically to the Low Countries”. Ukraine v Austria: Euro 2020 – live! 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z Taking its etymological roots from the Greek for "dead body," the word refers to amine compounds found in decaying organic matter. Everything you wanted to know about food poisoning but were too busy puking to ask 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z Kotsko also noted that "the word 'apocalypse' refers etymologically to a revelation, or more literally an uncovering," adding: "Apocalyptic literature always finds its society and historical moment to be corrupt and decadent." "A moment of moral and political nihilism": Theologian Adam Kotsko on our current crisis 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z It’s a heady combination – the thrill of competition, camaraderie with fellow logophiles, and the frisson from piecing together an etymological puzzle. Covid-19 dashed my National Spelling Bee dream, but there's still time to make it right 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z Allow me to drag you down an etymological rabbit hole for a moment, will you? Tyson, America’s biggest chicken producer, now makes a plant-based ‘nugget.’ Is it any good? 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Cote is an etymological expert in this field. Frothy to learn about surfing? Don't be surf-stoked. The sport's language really rips 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z She considers her use of ‘femme,’ for example, strategically chosen for etymological focus on the feminine. ‘Gay,’ ‘Femme,’ ‘Nonbinary’: How Identity Shaped the Lives of These 10 New Yorkers 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z The etymological origin tells a speller which set of phonetic rules to apply. How to build a spelling bee champion 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z The languages describe different scales or domains of the same reality but aren’t always related etymologically. A Different Kind of Theory of Everything 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z The word “university”, for example, even shares the same etymological root as “universal”. About time: why western philosophy can only teach us so much 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z We all sat around a large table full of etymological dictionaries and thesauruses, and the children were discussing a line about being born in Mexico. Opinion | The Littlest Don Quixotes Versus the World 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z The etymological link is based on the Latin-based words for the pomegranate fruit and the grenade. Fighter pilot became a Miami teacher when marked for death 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z To witness a suicide bombing up close is to understand, at its etymological root, the meaning of the word “carnage.” Love does not conquer hate — hatred of evil does 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z So working on an etymological basis, rather than the modern definition of “ex-pro phoning it in to Sky Sports News for coin”, how about Ken Early of the Second Captains? Premier League 2016-17 season review: our writers’ best and worst 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z There’s always the right to think up something that’s not in the dictionary, and this was a marvel of such etymological license. Perspective | I ranked the top 40 names out of all 141 Preakness winners because I’m insane and you’re bored 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z But thanks to the twists and turns of language – and the convoluted history of English, in particular – some words end up quite a distance from where they began, as the following bizarre etymological stories illustrate. 10 words that don't mean what they used to: when meerkats were monkeys and bimbos were boys 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Maybe make some effort to debunk this etymological urban legend that is unsubstantiated and more than a wee bit racist? New York Today: Indian Summer 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z “Stamina” is etymologically the plural form of “stamen,” the pollen-producing part of a flower, and its male analogue, equivalent to “balls.” Here’s How We Need to Watch the Next 2 Debates 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z I also apologize for slipping in an etymological battle that Collins cared deeply about: “majors” vs. Majors vs. Slams: A Minor Tennis Debate 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Many words smuggle quiet atrocities at an etymological level. Worried face: the battle for emoji, the world's fastest-growing language 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Put aside the etymologically redundant “virulent”—Trump is a virus? #NeverTrump Needs Help 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z A “fact” is, etymologically, an act or a deed. The Age of Facts Is Over 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z “In my native language, Dutch, the name for TB traditionally is tering, which etymologically refers to the smell of tar.” The rats who sniff out tuberculosis 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Considering that the words “bacon” and “back” share a linguistic root — and that the loin muscle runs along a pig’s spine — English and Canadian bacon win the award for etymological accuracy. Five myths about bacon 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The nineteenth-century liberal was a radical, both in the etymological sense of going to the root of the matter, and in the political sense of favoring major changes in social institutions. David Brooks, still wrong, still spinning: Line by line, the real history his New York Times column pretends away about the right-wing 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z It is an English derivative: Though spelled similarly and similar in meaning to its etymological origin, it is not Latin itself. Roman, but not Latin 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Sally Butcher, author of the cookbook “Salmagundi: A Celebration of Salads From Around the World,” whose title refers to a 17th-century word for a dish comprised of any mishmash of things, offered an etymological perspective. The Lost Art of the Salad: How to Keep It Simple and Classic 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Debt is etymologically linked with owing; credit is linked with belief, with faith. How America Learned to Live and Thrive With Debt—er, Credit 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z But appeals to etymological authority get us nowhere. Is a hot dog a sandwich? An extended meditation on the nature of America 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z His sentences — if diagramed — would resemble etymological helixes, with thoughts on soccer twisted with strands of pop culture, literature, math and science. Vocal Acrobat Mixes Soccer Calls With Awe 2013-12-11T20:37:04Z But this word, which shares its etymological roots with the less-than-appetizing “rancid”, lacks an exact equivalent. 6 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Cognac 2013-10-10T16:55:00Z That is because this particular atlas attempts to reveal the etymological roots, or original meanings, of the names of familiar places all over the world. VIDEO: Should Chicago be called Stink Onions? 2013-08-30T00:02:26Z We are very grateful to B. Schink for invaluable etymological advice. Insights into the phylogeny and coding potential of microbial dark matter 2013-07-24T17:20:57.027Z It is through them, and their work at Xerox PARC, that the worm makes its conceptual, etymological way from Brunner’s novel to email spamming’s mutations in the new millennium. Spam: A Shadow History of the Internet [Excerpt, Part 3] 2013-06-20T17:15:00.177Z After all, etymologically, the term literally means handmade or handicraft. The Short History of the Future of Manufacturing 2013-05-12T14:15:05.580Z When an elected official is inaugurated today, he or she is etymologically promoted to bird-watcher in chief. Opinion: What Do the Bird-Watchers Know? 2013-04-19T20:07:44Z A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms etymological, historical, geographical and discursive. Thirty words English got from India 2012-07-11T23:36:35Z The origin of this has yet to be discovered; it may be nothing more than the account of an etymological change, produced by a transcript of dialect. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Between etymologically indicates only two; as, a quarrel between two men or two nations; to be between two fires, etc. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Our recapitulate is the nearest equivalent of the Greek verb, in its etymological sense. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Physiology constitutes the etymological grammar, symptomatology the vocabulary, and diagnosis the syntax of practical medicine. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z I know not how far this etymological disquisition may illustrate the history of their enfans trouvés, or our foundling hospitals, the inmates of which are generally uncommonly ill favoured by beauty. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The three most used words in popular medicine,—catarrh, rheumatism, and gout,—when traced to their etymological signification, mean the same thing. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z This will appear on an etymological inquiry into the meaning of the titles still enjoyed in our social system. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z "Billericay," on the other hand, is an etymological puzzle, and, at the same time, much too odd a title to have come into existence casually. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z The word “decoy” has, etymologically, a complicated history. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The name may be explained etymologically by the Anglo-Saxon geneat, which in documents of the tenth and eleventh century means a man using another person's land. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z In a word, the term contains a series of expressive innuendos by its etymological derivation. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z The military instrument called “caltrop” resembles that fruit, from which it may have been evolved; and the appellation tribolo is one of the etymological elements in “caltrop.” The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 2012-02-03T03:00:18.817Z The descent from the centre of Colchester is sharp, the ascent in returning necessarily the same, and the termination of Wivenhoe spells hill as plainly as Plymouth "Hoe" does, and for the same etymological reason. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Catacombs, hollows or cavities, according to the etymological import of the word, are, as every one knows, receptacles for the dead. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The etymological connexion with warectum is not sound; the meaning may be best brought out by a comparison with those instances where the word is used without a direct reference to the number of acres. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z It is now etymologically meaningless,—men also grow hysterical. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z But we are become so particular about the etymological force of newly coined words, that we can never please ourselves, but rather choose to do without than to tolerate anything exceptionable. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 99, September 20, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-16T03:00:07.530Z It is the same thing in other terms; and indeed it is to make metaphysics in the etymological sense of the word. Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History 2012-01-01T03:00:07.953Z My basic premise is that human beings are amphibious, in the etymological sense of ‘two lives’. Alan Moore On Science And Imagination 2011-12-29T07:27:01Z It is not difficult to draw the inference from the above-mentioned facts: the etymological connexion for 'wara' is to be sought in the German word for defence—'wehre.' Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The Roman aspirate was, however, a very slight sound which in some words where it was etymologically correct disappeared at an early date. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z I am afraid your etymological readers are in danger of being misled by the plausible theory that "prenzie" is not an error of the press or copyist, but a true word. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 95, August 23, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-24T03:07:54.103Z The guitar is derived from the cithara5 both structurally and etymologically. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The name of 'reason,' he maintains, ought on etymological grounds to be restricted to the faculty of abstract concepts. Schopenhauer 2011-12-14T03:00:15.367Z Its etymological equivalent in Arabic is siddíq, which has a different meaning, namely, 'veracious.' A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z The French word gaufre, from which the English form is adapted, means a thin cake marked with a pattern like a honeycomb, a “wafer,” which is etymologically the same word. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z About the same period there arose etymological as distinct from traditional spelling. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Names of priests, words for fire, for those on whose behalf the sacrifices were performed, for the materials with which they were performed, abound in language etymologically derived from words implying sacrifice. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z By analogy to "parallelogram" the word is often spelled "parallelopiped," but the best mathematical works now adopt the etymological spelling above given. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z To one of them, a “miracle” involves the action of some non-human mind; to others it is only a “wonderful” occurrence, which is the strictly etymological meaning. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z But I claim for them that they are twin brothers, and etymologically the descendants of a Frankish king. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z Other derivations are given, but this seems etymologically the correct one; and we will rest content with it. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z I use it in the etymological sense, as an incipient structure. The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development 2011-08-29T02:01:04.170Z Footnote 4: This word means technically "villages inhabited by petty nobles:" etymologically it means "behind walls,"--hence, "beyond or outside the walls," as above. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z The term was certainly correct, etymologically and in every other respect, but how is it with the definition. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z Even Bugg, if he had seen his name under this metaphorical microscope, might have felt himself absolved from changing it into Howard, for Bugg is at least as ancient, and etymologically quite as respectable. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z This is all contrary to nature, and so it is not surprising that disease, in its original etymological sense of discomfort, develops rather readily. Health Through Will Power 2011-08-18T02:00:20.367Z Arch�ological, psychological, etymological, or historical analysis cannot establish the accuracy of the Bible so surely as that actual experience. Health, Healing, and Faith 2011-07-31T02:00:09.737Z Father Tapia Zenteno, made an effort to render it into form;—but, he did not succeed very well,—the confusion of tongues being more than a match for his etymological skill. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z With every proper name the etymological operation is by one degree more difficult than with an appellative.... Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z But the etymological process by which this has been brought about has been always somewhat of a puzzle, and it is upon this point that I have to suggest an explanation. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z And so long as the stylist fingers etymological dictionaries for "startling words," so long will his style remain of the lower kind and etymologically unstylish. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Is it then desired to revolutionize our sacred terminology? or at all events to sever with the Past, and to translate the Scriptures into English on etymological principles? The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z As an example, Shakespeare uses the expression "fearful adversaries," meaning badly scared adversaries, and that is, of course, the etymological significance of the word. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z These explanations rest on the habit of twisting each detail of a divine legend into conformity with aspects of certain natural and elemental forces, or they rely on etymological conjecture. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z This would at any rate be etymologically correct, for Alice is properly a man's name, and not a woman's. Surnames as a Science 2011-09-26T02:00:27.097Z Hearn advised the use of the etymological dictionary in order to secure "that subtle sense of words to which much that startles in poetry and prose is due." Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z A complete Vocabulary of the Maya and Spanish, with a great many etymological explanations. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z The word has also undergone strange etymological changes. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z He falls back on queer etymological explanations of the birth of Dionysus from the thigh of Zeus. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The term “school” considered etymologically means “leisure,” and probably the modern idea of school developed from the fact that the leisure time to which σχολὴ specially related was that which was given up to discussion. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z Originally it was doubtless spelled "Foulshame," its etymological significance being the fowls' home, a breeding place or mart. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z These are etymologically related words that pop up in different languages. The evolution of language: Babel or babble? 2011-04-14T14:17:10Z The result was a great advance in etymological knowledge and the formation of a new science of philology.—Cf. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Manifestly no one can be expected to accept as matter of faith an etymological solution which is rejected by philologists. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z His name is etymologically connected with that of the Greek Zeus. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z One of the legends elaborately concocted in the temples out of old folk-tales and etymological puns explained the animal forms of the gods as the result of the murder of Osiris by Typhon or Set. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z Such is the first division of the work of Varro, forming what he himself calls the etymological part. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z As regards the magistrate, the second r is superfluous and etymologically deceptive. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z This connection between Thoth and the ibis Mr. Le Page Renouf explains at some length as the result of an etymological confusion.**** Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Dissection, a word, derived from Latin, that is etymologically equivalent to the word anatomy, derived from Greek. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z The Baroness ponders upon the etymological derivation of a word in the patois of the country which she has fished out of the captain's torrent of invective, and repeats it to herself in an undertone. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z Profit signifies, etymologically, something made over and above, that is, something beyond an equivalent, or, in its simplest expression, something for nothing. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z The underlying mechanism is a progressive disease called atherosclerosis and, etymologically speaking, the literal translation of "atherosclerosis" is the "hardening of the arteries." Heart interrupted 2011-02-22T17:45:00.497Z The "some" who held this opinion relied on an etymological guess, the derivation from as "to pervade ". Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z I. Earliest Times to Chaucer English literature, in the etymological sense of the word, had, so far as we know, no existence until Christian times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z No term for the word poet in any language that I am acquainted with includes in its etymological significance the idea of rhythm or metrical pattern. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The word is etymologically derived from V. sam—to tame or quiet. The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada 2011-02-07T03:00:21.273Z The form “cyclopaedia” is not merely without any appearance of classical authority, but is etymologically less definite, complete and correct. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Here Dr. Hahn offers a different explanation, founded on etymological conjecture and a philosophy of religion. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z These particulars may suffice to indicate the importance of etymological analysis in examining the antiquity of the tales. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-04T03:00:18.247Z The history of the subtle spice is traced down through Biblical and Roman times to our own day, chronologically, etymologically, botanically, and practically. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z We have abundance of evidence, traditional, written, and etymological, to show this. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Similar explanations are given by other glossarists, and thus the evidence of etymological scholarship as well as that of folk-lore support the Psychological Theory. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z All these and other explanations are offered by the learned, and are chosen by Curtius to show the uncertainty and difficulty of the etymological process as applied to names in myth. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z I should like to explain the word etymologically thus: Snob from S. Nob. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z If you look at the etymological root of the word accuracy, it means honesty, not precision. 2009-03-16T18:13:00Z And by another etymological freak and the change of a letter, we arrive at the bull-slaughtering rite of the later Empire. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius But, even if two words of similar sound have been confused, this fact affords no reason for supposing that they must necessarily have been in the first instance connected etymologically. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The etymological history of some of these words is interesting. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race There is no doubt that the spelling lodestone would be etymologically more correct, since it means stone that leads not stone that carries a load. On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments Curtius has especially remarked the difficulties which beset the ‘etymological operations’ in the case of proper names. Custom and Myth New Edition Owing to the profound changes produced by the working of the Irish laws of accent and initial Philology. mutation, it is doubtful if any other language lends itself so well to wild etymological speculation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The etymological part of my researches I reserve for a separate volume, of about the same size as the present, which will make its appearance as an Etymological Hand-book of the Latin language. Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes In short, the proletarian marriage is monogamous in the etymological sense of the word, but by no means in a historical sense. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State On the name “Canaan” Winckler remarks,4 “There is at present no prospect of an etymological explanation.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The next etymological theory is the daring speculation of Mr. Brown. Custom and Myth New Edition Well, selfishness in its etymological sense is only another word for self-preservation, or, at any rate, an extension of that principle. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising The Biblical writer, by a play upon words, not uncommon in the Old Testament, compares it with the name of Babel, though etymologically the latter word has nothing to do with it. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments I can only state that the etymological signification of Arya seems to be “one who ploughs or tills,” and that it is connected with the root of arare. Lectures on The Science of Language In general, however, the former name was explained etymologically as signifying eternity, “He who is, who was, and who shall be.” Jewish Theology These prejudices turn up again as etymological derivations in the language of professional politicians, of so-called publicists and journalists of every kind, and offer the support of rhetoric to self-styled public opinion. Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History He finds a confirmation of this supposition in a curious etymological coincidence. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. In Pope's day it was still used in its strictly etymological sense. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition The Greeks classified things originally according to kind and form, and though these terms were afterwards technically defined by Aristotle, their etymological meaning is in reality the most appropriate. Lectures on The Science of Language CORNET, a word having two distinct significations and two etymological histories, both, however, ultimately referable to the same Latin origin:— 1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Sorry has no etymological connection with sorrow, but literally means sore-y, covered with sores, and the highlander sticks to its original import. Our Southern Highlanders If we consider the ebook in its etymological sense—that is to say a book that has been digitized to be distributed as an electronic file—it was born with Project Gutenberg in July 1971. Project Gutenberg (1971-2009) The scholars proper have, in truth, lost all patience with the etymological objection. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. It was, however, in the Aristotelian, and not in its etymological sense, that the Greek eidos was rendered in Latin by species, meaning the subdivision of a genus, the class of a family. Lectures on The Science of Language The cedilla is an etymological sign added by modern grammarians. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary It is interesting to find, also, from the same source, that the Irish word for the moon is gealach, indicating a probable etymological connection. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles He sometimes changes a specific or even generic name, otherwise correctly applied, simply because in primary etymological significance the name seems to him inappropriate. The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species In conclusion, it may be observed that it is mainly among half-taught dabblers in filology that etymological spelling has found its supporters. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. Several of these words, however, though identical in sound, must be separated etymologically, and later researches have still further increased the number. Lectures on The Science of Language The brackets contain etymological hints that may help the student to discern relationships otherwise overlooked. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The mere etymological import of the word will mislead us. The Ethnology of the British Islands Hennepin, an etymological savant, declares that the name arose from the Spaniards, who were the first discoverers of Canada, exclaiming, on their failure to find the precious metals, "El Capa da nada," or Cape Nothing. Famous Firesides of French Canada In the following list, such words alone, with a few exceptions for the sake of etymological illustration, have been introduced. Notes and Queries, Number 233, April 15, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc So far our account of the town has been based mainly upon etymological evidence, derived from river and place names, with a few scanty and scattered records. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time The Sinhalese Buddhists have never yet had any conception of what Europeans imply in the etymological construction of the Latin root of this term. The Buddhist Catechism What he says about "humanity" is an etymological quibble. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) His language in these sermons, as in another volume we noticed a year ago, is pure and nervous, with an etymological reason for every word. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) The importance of the great reality, here so accurately shadowed out, appears sufficiently in the etymological signification of the word. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." The god Tyr, son of Odin by a giantess, is the Eddic figure of the German Tiw or Ziu, etymologically equivalent to Zeus or Jupiter, but identified by the Romans with Mars. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems If we consider the ebook in its etymological sense - that is to say a book that has been digitized to be distributed as an electronic file - it was born with Project Gutenberg in July 1971. A Short History of EBooks The word itself, 'caricature,' is related etymologically to our own 'cargo,' and means, in all Italian simplicity, a loading. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 The Church is desecrated in the strict etymological meaning of the word. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) This native character was reenforced by the Elizabethan assumption that there should be similarities between satire and its supposed etymological forebears—the satyrs, legendary half men, half goats of ancient Greece. An Essay on Satire, Particularly on the Dunciad There are one or two more cases of etymological agreement between the gods of India and those of Europe,6 but the agreement is in some of these cases no more than etymological. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems We need not dig far into the etymological strata to be impressed by the unenviable place which the dog has made for himself in the tradition and experience of our race. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 Substance here has its etymological sense, and is the same word in Greek and English, meaning basis, foundation, support, or substruction. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors The regular is etymologically that which is according to rule, hence that which is steady and constant, as opposed to that which is fitful and changeable; the normal action of the heart is regular. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Of all deductions, those drawn from etymological comparisons are, perhaps, the most fallacious. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton The Tiw or Tyr of the Teutonic mythology does not correspond in office or character with Zeus or Jupiter, though the names are etymologically akin. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems Prof. Stern assumes that kĕsīl means Orion, and from this identification deduces the others, neglecting all etymological or traditional evidences to the contrary. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture This etymologically—the root is the Saxon faran, to go, whence come wayfaring, faring forth and so on. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South An occurrence is, etymologically, that which we run against, without thought of its origin, connection or tendency. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Lex, loi, le, law, compared with leu, lee, laws and institutes, are examples of analogy that would be decisive to the etymological inquirer. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Nevertheless, the etymological view of every word of foreign origin is, not that it is put together in England, but that it is brought whole from the language to which it is vernacular. A Handbook of the English Language The Hebrew word would seem to mean, etymologically, "surges," "storm-tossed waters,"—"Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of Thy waterspouts." The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture But besides the etymological evidence, we have good historical evidence that Cæsar found Wheat growing in England when he first landed on the shores of Kent. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare To what language do farewell and good-by belong etymologically? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions On grounds equally slight with these have many attempts been made to form conclusions from etymological comparisons. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton In the first place, the case is capable of being viewed in two points of view—an etymological and a phonetic one. A Handbook of the English Language These two words are connected by their inner significance, and not merely by etymological meaning;127 but they represent different 250standards for passing judgment upon our actions. The Sexual Life of the Child In the inquiry into Shakespeare's plants I have entered somewhat largely into the etymological history of the names. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare This little Nono could rattle off in grand school-recitation style, though these etymological gymnastics never bore on his practices as a writer. The Golden House It is thus curiously parallel to the Latin expedio, with which some would connect it etymologically.... The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar The use of ph for f in Philip, is an orthographical expedient, founded upon etymological reasons. A Handbook of the English Language We use the word in its widest, in its etymological sense. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 The spelling is very various, but the first of the two above given is the more correct etymologically. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia For demoralisation, in the etymological sense being debauched, is the correlative of over-great or over-long effort; both spoil, but the one spoils while diminishing the mischief made by the other. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life Such etymological artifices are the last resort of the idealistic philosophy. Feuerbach: The roots of the socialist philosophy The words boy and girl bear no etymological relation to each other; neither being derived from the other, nor in any way connected with it. A Handbook of the English Language I gratefully acknowledge, however, the help which I have received from Mr. Cox's work, particularly as suggesting new clusters of myths that might be disentangled by etymological analysis. Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays Generally where the English language is spoken a creek means a small inlet of the sea, but in Australia a creek is literally what it is etymologically, a crack in the ground. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia It ought invariably to be taught by "Steps;" and the child should have a perfect knowledge of the etymological part, before he is allowed to advance to syntax. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education But on the whole she profits by the story of Cain, for here she finds one of those little etymological clews which never escape her penetration. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 Here the difference of sex is expressed by a difference of termination; the words genitor and genitrix being in a true etymological relation, i.e., either derived from each other, or from some common source. A Handbook of the English Language So far all is clear, because all the names which we have to deal with are intelligible, or, at all events, yield to the softest etymological pressure. Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays It is unnecessary to give any etymological analysis of these terms; their order alone is important. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The thousands of islands, islets, and atolls which comprise Netherlands India—the proper etymological name of the archipelago is Austronesia—are scattered over forty-six degrees of longitude, on both sides of the equator. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China After the death of the first Earl, the family name is recorded as Roberts in the registers, an instance of the etymological carelessness of the time. Chelsea The Fascination of London A train of such words may be called a sequence, and such a sequence may be called an etymological one. A Handbook of the English Language He wrote of everything—from the etymological subtleties of the French language down to the chaste reluctances of female moles. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Simply because it has no immediate etymological connexion with the word island, being merely the French word naturalised. Notes and Queries, Number 203, September 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. If we combine, however, the etymological meaning of criticism with that of aesthetics, we shall unite two essential qualities of the theory of beauty. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory Whether the Boers did, or did not, call the Queen "Suzerain" seemed to him to be a small matter—an etymological question, as he afterwards called it. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 The ideas of I, my, and me are also in a logical sequence: but the forms I, my, and me are not altogether in an etymological one. A Handbook of the English Language The fancy may pass, if etymologically unsound; for Ignatius, 'the Inflamed,' was a true child of the fiery East. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 The first line, looked at etymologically, is one is not one, and the change of thought by which nine, the decimal of one, aims to be associated with the decimal of plurality is curious:'—Very. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II "I daresay Mr. Middlebrook can give you the exact etymological meaning of the word better than I can, Miss Raven," he answered. Ravensdene Court The preceding etymological intimations are dim enough, yet they point back to Asia, and to an old Aryan relationship. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary I and me, thou and ye, stand in no etymological relations to each other. A Handbook of the English Language Thus, all the elementary forces of the intellect tend to transform matter into an instrument of action, that is, in the etymological sense of the word, into an organ. Creative Evolution Is sock only a corruption of suck, indicating a lollipop origin? or what is its real etymological root? Notes and Queries, Number 33, June 15, 1850 It is extensively received that the Sicilians first adopted it from emir, the sea, of their Saracen masters; but it presents a kind of unusual etymological inversion. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Respecting the probability of the Semitic origin of the name of the Canary Islands, Pliny, in his Latinizing etymological notions, considered them to be Dog Islands! The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) The words thou, thy, thee, are words between which there is a formal or an etymological connexion. A Handbook of the English Language It is given in the exercise-book of a Babylonian school-boy as the name of a mythical locality, and an etymological pun attempts to derive it from the name of the god Esu. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs It is flagrant "Hobson Jobson" to confuse the two, or rather, it is as if one supposed that Juggernaut and the Argonauts had something to do etymologically with one another. The House of Souls Such artificial interpretations only show that the Brahmans had no traditional feeling as to the etymological meaning of that word, and that we are at liberty to discover by the ordinary means its original intention. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The etymological origin of Shakespeare's name is yet unsettled: one scholar suggests that it derives from the Anglo-Saxon, Saexberht. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 In the case of thou, thy, thee, the etymological sequence tallies with the logical one. A Handbook of the English Language This is somewhat of a new departure in etymological dictionaries. The Romance of Names As written by a learned scholar of the city from knowledge derived from etymological deductions rather than from actual experience. The Book of Humorous Verse Most of his etymological absurdities must be placed to Yâska's account, and the optional renderings which he allows for metaphysical, theological, or ceremonial purposes, are mostly due to his regard for the Brâhmanas. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion An arch damsel is etymologically akin to an archbishop, both descending from the Greek prefix ἀρχι, from ἀρχή, a beginning, first cause. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Over and above the etymological signs of the comparative and superlative degrees, there may be used the superlative words more and most. A Handbook of the English Language Their etymological origin is in any case the same as if they were nicknames. The Romance of Names Miss Pettigrew was not, I think, justified in applying the word, supposing that she used it in its strict etymological sense, to Lalage's composition. Lalage's Lovers Suppose the word canto to be taken in its literal etymological sense, it would indicate a metrical composition meant to be sung or chanted. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 It does not matter, etymologically, whether the bird really has any connection with rain, for rustic observation, interesting as it is, is essentially unscientific. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) He is only wrong on the etymological side of the question. A Handbook of the English Language In many cases the transformation was etymologically justified. The Romance of Names There is really no etymological connection between the two names. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow The English ding-dong and ding-dong-bell are well-known imitations of sound; and are, at the same time, etymologically, mere modifications of the root under consideration. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Thus the whole vocabulary which is etymologically related to writing and books has developed from an old Germanic verb that means to scratch and the Germanic name for the beech. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) There are etymological reasons for believing that shall is no present tense, but a perfect. A Handbook of the English Language The Irish 0', grandson, descendant, has etymologically the same meaning as Mac, and is related to the first part of Ger. The Romance of Names A savage is simply a forest dweller, a heathen a heath dweller, and for a large part of each year I come, etymologically, within the terms myself. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Individual means, etymologically, that which can not be divided, and is used, in speaking of things as well as of persons, to express unity. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Throughout I have used the New English Dictionary, in the etymological part of which I have for some years had a humble share, for purposes of verification. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Fulke refuses to be reduced to accept entirely either the "common" or the "etymological" interpretation. Early Theories of Translation But it cannot be used uncritically, for the author does not appear to have been either a linguist or a philologist, and, although he usually refrains from etymological conjecture, he occasionally ventures with disastrous results. The Romance of Names In English philosophical language we commonly denominate this self-realisation consciousness, a word of precisely the same etymological origin as conscience. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles The word may come from the same etymological source as 'wail,' but it is a Scots adverb, indicative of the intensity of sorrow. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author Only those who have experience of such work know how easy it is to stray unconsciously from the exact truth in publishing the results of etymological research. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) But in most of these cases it seems likely that he believed in an etymological relation between the two words, and so fancied that he was drawing attention to an original unity of meaning. Milton Every family name is etymologically a nickname, i.e. an eke-name, intended to give that auxiliary information which helps in identification. The Romance of Names From the etymological point of view, the truth is just the other way about. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 The nomenclature of some of these benevolent institutions seems likely to test the etymological skill of the next generation of learned men. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author The idea is that of the tail between the legs, so that the name is etymologically not very appropriate to the hare. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The etymological meaning of the word is 'well-directed reverence,' but it is to be noticed that the context specifically points to one form of well-directed reverence, viz. as shown in conduct. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. A Plummer, i.e. a man who worked in lead, Lat. plumbum, is now written, by etymological reaction, plumber, though the restored letter is not sounded. The Romance of Names The syllable according to etymological derivation, and the syllable according to pronunciation, are not always the same. "Stops", Or How to Punctuate A Practical Handbook for Writers and Students It was not phonetic, nor was it etymological; it was simply Ritsonian. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author It is etymologically identical, as its shape suggests, with the shepherd's crook, and the bat used in playing lacrosse. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) You will, perhaps, tell me that you want relaxation more entire and complete; that the intellect requires perfect rest; that you must have amusement in the strict etymological sense of the word. Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford In Ten Letters, From an Uncle to His Nephew The verbs "lead" and "load" are etymologically the same, and in the Midlands people talk of "leading," i.e. carting, coal. The Romance of Names In other words, we have treated the Archbishop’s work as a classic, and the occasional emendations in the notes serve to mark the progress of half a century of etymological investigation. English Past and Present His etymological nonsense he assists with gross falsehoods, and pretends to skill in the Celtic without quoting one single MS. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author There is no more etymological difference between metal and mettle than between the "temper" of a cook and that of a sword-blade. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) The underlying stem suggests etymological relationship with the god Ashur. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Batchelor, the origin of which is one of the etymological problems yet unsolved, had in Old French and Mid. The Romance of Names —I suppose, etymologically, it is a nest of turtle-doves, Lat. columba, a dove. Fantasia of the Unconscious H. Groome improves: his poetical and etymological ambitions begin to pale away before years that bring the philosophic mind, and before a rising family. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 A beggar is not etymologically one who begs, or a cadger one who cadges. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Still, since Etana appears to be a phonetic reading and can be explained etymologically in a satisfactory manner, the presumption is in favor of connecting Gilgamesh with the hero of the great epic. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria It is impossible to determine the relative shares of route, a band, and route, a highway, in this definition, but there has probably been natural confusion between two words, separate in meaning, though etymologically identical. The Romance of Names The etymological cause, I suppose, is His breaking the bridges of so many noses. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings However that may be the poet evidently uses the phrase here in its etymological sense. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula The modern spelling is due to popular association with exchequer, which is etymologically right, though the words have reached their modern functions by very different paths. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) Half way between these two types of musical art stands polyphony, which means etymologically "many sounds," but which in musical technique means "multiplicity of melodies." A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Footnote 29: A schoppen is about a pint; it is the same word etymologically as "scoop." The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 ‘Pinfold’ is strictly an enclosure in which stray cattle are pounded or shut up: etymologically, the word = pind-fold, a corruption of pound-fold. Milton's Comus The word has been etymologically connected with the same root as appears in "brown," but according to M.P.E. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Panzer, a cuirass, is etymologically a pauncher, or defence for the paunch. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) To the Indian ear these names, pregnant with pleasing associations, and descriptive in their etymological meaning, would no doubt convey the same delight as those of the Latin or English poet. Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems In his etymological vagaries, however, he sometimes left his age far behind. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters ‘Bourn,’ a boundary, is a distinct word etymologically, but the phrase “from side to side,” as used by Comus, might well imply that the valley as well as the stream is here referred to. Milton's Comus Of course the Doctor concludes that the word is a most flagrant and unrighteous misnomer; but we accept his philology and return him our thanks for his etymological study. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology The doublets selected for discussion among the hundreds which exist in the language reveal many etymological relationships which would hardly be suspected at first sight. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) What is the etymological distinction between geography and geology? New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words From hence the Reader will see plainly my method of analysis, and the basis of my etymological inquiries. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. The Greek adjective rendered "everlasting" is etymologically, and by universal usage, a term of duration, but indefinite, its extent of meaning depending on the subjects of which it is predicated. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The character of myths is varied in different books; poetic in Genesis, juridical in Exodus, priestly in Leviticus, political in Numbers, etymological, diplomatical, and genealogical, but seldom historical, in Deuteronomy. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Neither progress in the languages nor knowledge of mathematics can compensate for the want of a thorough etymological discipline. Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions It may be that I have a perverted literary taste, for I can get more humor, more keen enjoyment, out of a census report or an etymological dictionary than from a novel. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View We must, therefore, in all etymological inquiries, have recourse to the Doric manner of pronunciation, to obtain the truth. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. The etymological force of the word Nirwana is extinction, as when the sun has set, a fire has burned out, or a lamp is extinguished. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Some fifteen hundred illustrations of the Poetry, History, and Wisdom of Words are presented to the reader in these pages, the greater number of which have never before been etymologically analyzed. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Names etymologically identical might have widely different meanings in two languages, or even in two nations speaking substantially the same language. The Composition of Indian Geographical Names Illustrated from the Algonkin Languages It is as though one studied a primer with an etymological dictionary at his side. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View Similarly "lunatic," "evolution," "progress," "reform," are etymologically tortured into the utterance of the most forcible and surprising truths. Among Famous Books In all Greek literature the word is undoubtedly used in a careless and qualified sense at least a hundred times where it is used once with its close etymological force. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Some day these etymological mysteries must be probed. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital Some have been separated from the localities to which they belonged, and assigned to others to which they are etymologically inappropriate. The Composition of Indian Geographical Names Illustrated from the Algonkin Languages And learners were not only dissuaded, but strictly forbidden to go beyond the limits set them in the etymological and syntactical rules of the authors to whom they were referred. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. "A grampus, sir, etymologically is 'un grand poisson,' but, biologically, it is no fish at all, being a mammal, mid-way between a dolphin and a porpoise." Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life Just how it came to be applied to a railway station is an etymological puzzle. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada If any weakness is to be found, it is, of course,Pg 96 in the etymological part. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence I have listened attentively, and have gathered into a retentive memory sundry technicalities; but in vain have I submitted these terms of a strange dialect to the strictest etymological research. Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse Most grammarians have let it pass unobserved; but every person has seen the necessity of some explanation upon this point, to afford a means of ascertaining the etymological derivation and meaning of these words. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. The latter name signifies a shallow vessel of twigs, or thlá we; the former etymologically interpreted, although of earthenware, is a hemispherical vessel of the same kind and material. A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture Growth. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 467-522 The name, which is etymologically connected with Ουρανος, signifies "the encompasser," and is applied to heaven—especially the all-encompassing, extreme vault of heaven—not the nearer sky, which is the region of cloud and storm. Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans An' referrin' back to your own etymological spasm, the word 'grub' shows a decided improvement over anything you have uttered previous. The Texan A Story of the Cattle Country I imagine there is no etymological relationship, but if Saukavastan was well known as a land of the blessed it may have influenced the choice of a significant Sanskrit word with a similar sound. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Any full investigation of grammatical or etymological details would be beyond the scope of this little volume. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Whether Lactantius was etymologically right or wrong, there is no doubt that he was right substantially when he defined Religion as that which binds the soul to God. Matthew Arnold The poet is full of inquiry as to origins, even etymological, as is Hesiod. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological Fortunately, however, we have the clearest possible proof that Hrof never existed, and that he was a pure creation of B�da's own simple etymological guesswork. Science in Arcady Footnote 3: The editor glosses this variously spelt and etymologically puzzling word “landing-stage.” Matthew Arnold Some have regarded them as symbols of possession—the word "possession" being supposed to be etymologically derived from the Latin words pedis positio, and meaning literally the position of the foot. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Palestine—etymologically the country of the Philistines—was somewhat unfortunately named. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. But Mr. Frazer considers the etymological connection of Zeus with the Sanscrit word for sky, an insufficient reason for regarding Zeus as, in origin, a sky-god. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological I will merely add that the recognized modern name of Margate is an etymological blunder, due to the idea immortalized in the borough motto, "Porta maris, Portus salutis," that it means Door of the Sea. Science in Arcady Hence we may perhaps compare our own word "sun" with the Chaldaean "San;" for "sun" is most likely connected etymologically with "sheen" and "shine." The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The word is etymologically connected with the Indian rupee. De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars The name Nazareth is probably etymologically connected with that word, and may have been given to the little village contemptuously to express its insignificance. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Kant thus uses his word critique in accordance with the strict etymological meaning of the root. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant A number of lessons have been added in the department of prefixes and suffixes, and now nearly all the more common of these etymological principles have been explained. McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book This is described by the highest authority as "hardly a justifiable sense etymologically, and ... recognized by no dictionary". Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin The etymological meaning of Rokuro-Kubi can scarcely be indicated by any English rendering. The Romance of the Milky Way And Other Studies & Stories This power is personified, but somewhat indistinctly, as Mâra, originally and etymologically a god of death. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 We use the word sceptical in its etymological sense: it was an age of inquiry, of doubt to be resolved. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction If we might derive from, or to inhabit, the etymological distinction would be complete on these principles. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789) It is a pity in face of Milton's With mask and �ntique Pageantry, and it obscures the etymological identity of 'antique' and 'antic', but the old pronunciation is irredeemable. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin Had Euripides designed an etymological quibble, he would probably have made some allusion to Merus, a mountain of India, where Bacchus is said to have been brought up. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. He calls attention to striking similarities between the stories about the two men and attempts to identify the word "Bọðvar," etymologically, with the word "Beowulf." The Relation of the Hrolfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarimur to Beowulf A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The Scandinavian Countries Now Mount Meru, in India, is the home of the gods; by a common etymological error the Greeks may have thought it the Greek word for thigh, and so translated it. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The very words 'feast' and 'festival' are etymologically inseparable. The Feast of St. Friend Theoretically I think the distinction is a desirable one to make; the fact that the words are etymologically identical seems to me irrelevant. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin In its etymological signification to exist is to be outside of ourselves, outside of our mind: ex-sistere. Tragic Sense Of Life He disbelieves in the philological system of explaining myths by etymological conjectures. Modern Mythology In the absence of other evidence than Damascius's own, we may well question whether he has not inverted the etymological relation between the goddess and the babies. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 Ushas, on the other hand, while etymologically corresponding to Aurora, Eos, is a specially Indian development, as Eos has no cult. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow In the next place, we must at once recognise that the application of the term "reprisals," whatever may have been its etymological history, must no longer be restricted to seizure of property. Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) For the purpose of showing their proper pronunciation and etymological composition. 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading We are only fighting against the philological effort to get at the elemental phenomena which may be behind Hera, Artemis, Athene, Apollo, by means of contending etymological conjectures. Modern Mythology In the latest English etymological dictionary, that by the Rev. W.W. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 To support this fallacy the most tortuous sophistry, the most absurd etymological deductions are resorted to. Five Years of Theosophy I suppose you know that the etymological meaning of “passion” is “a state of suffering.” Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn By modern writers the first h has usually been dropped, and the word is now almost invariably spelled in that way, instead of the more etymological Chinchona. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 22, January, 1873 The plant-name, ‘snake’s head,’ given as an example by Mr. Max Müller, needs no etymological explanation. Modern Mythology And, very composedly, he enumerated the etymological suggestions I have given previously. Atlantida Curtius has especially remarked the difficulties which beset the ‘etymological operation’ in the case of proper names. Custom and Myth Is the etymological connection of the two names accidental? and how did either of them come to be called the "Golden City?" Notes and Queries, Number 24, April 13, 1850 The general plan of the book appears to be good, the practical utility of etymological information being much increased when words derived from the same source are brought together for comparison. Mr. Murray's List of New and Recent Publications July, 1890 Possibly I invented it myself, though not addicted to etymological conjecture. Modern Mythology He considers that this is etymologically the most exact usage. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy The next etymological theory is the daring speculation of Mr. Brown. Custom and Myth The resemblance it bears, when thus written, to "Christ" is apparent only, there is no etymological similarity. The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History We spoke of them as adobes; although it would probably be as correct, etymologically, to refer to brick houses as bricks. In the Footprints of the Padres The objection to illy is not an etymological one, but simply that it is contrary to good usage,—a very sufficient reason. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell Of the etymological significance of the new belfry, Christ Church. The Charm of Oxford Even the names of the Canaanite princes who opposed him were resolved into etymological puns. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations Cambodgian is isolating, but, unlike Chinese, it contains many polysyllabic words whose etymological analysis does not matter. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech The British name of the village may afford ground for much ethnigraphical and etymological speculation. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 The favourite adjective in the journalistic etymological garden was culled for the heading, and it was described as an amazing case. The Moon Rock So that if our professors and doctors of music were brave, they would speak and write tamber, which would be not only English but perfectly correct etymologically. Society for Pure English, Tract 03 (1920) A Few Practical Suggestions Public opinion finally settled down into the conviction that "Op-erator", etymologically considered, was first cousin to "Im-perator," and that it must mean some dignitary of high rank connected with the imperial family. Tent Life in Siberia Footnote 157: I use ss to indicate a peculiar long, voiceless s-sound that was etymologically and phonetically distinct from the old Germanic s. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech The recognition of the pagan divinity Baal, or Bel, the Sun, is discovered through innumerable etymological sources. Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul To that, doubtless, it may be said that in its etymological acceptation, entomology is that part of the natural sciences which includes all the articulates. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen What is easier than sitting before a comfortable steam radiator and reading an etymological dictionary or the Laws of Hammurabi? By Advice of Counsel "Urbane" is a word which etymologically bears witness that the ancient world believed the arts of courtesy to be the products of the town rather than of the country. Collections and Recollections Even in etymological parsing, some regard must be had to the syntactical relations of words. The Grammar of English Grammars Their etymological Herald's Office is kept by schoolmasters, and especially schoolma'ams, or, in the true heraldic tongue, "Preceptresses of Educational Seminaries." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 The etymological origin of this epithet is already lost in obscurity. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada I determined to attempt, at least for my own use, an etymological analysis of the English language. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are The system is different from the English or American, being based on the etymological nature of the language. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 First—from his etymological parsing: "O Virtue! how amiable thou art!" The Grammar of English Grammars It will be observed that neither theory brings any aid to the attempt of Professor Max Müller and others to demonstrate etymologically the original unity of the human race. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 The word interest suggests, etymologically, what is between,—that which connects two things otherwise distant. Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education Nyctalopia etymologically means night blindness, but the general usage, making the term mean night-vision, is so strongly intrenched that it is useless and confusing to attempt any reinstatement of the old significance. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine It is, etymologically, that reaction of the mind which we instinctively feel when we think ourselves wronged. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section R Is the syntactical parsing of a noun to be precisely the same as the etymological? The Grammar of English Grammars Bryant produces numberless etymological proofs to establish the fact that all the early names of the Deity were derived or compounded from some word which originally meant the sun. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion The following etymological guesses are not so good, but they are worthy of registration. Literary Blunders He was, in fact, lovely, in the etymological sense of that misused word, and people softened towards him as to a young, guileless child. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 A thoroughly good etymological dictionary of English is yet to seek; and even if we should ever get one, it will be for students, and not for the laity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 In etymological parsing, it may be sufficient to name the conjunction as such, and repeat the definition above; but, in syntactical parsing, the learner should always specify the terms connected. The Grammar of English Grammars According to Inman's testimony and that of other etymological students, the true signification of the cognomen Jacob is the female principle. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion This word is nothing but a misprint of nurse; but in Notes and Queries two independent correspondents accounted for the word morse etymologically. Literary Blunders It gives a sense of superiority, dignity, endurance, courage, confidence, enterprise, power, personal validity, virility, and virtue in the etymological sense of that noble word. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene The country people round about used to call him "the Counsel" which, I believe,—for I am not very fresh from my school-books,—was etymologically correct enough, however orthoepically erroneous. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 From what is recorded," &c.,—a pupil of mine, in parsing etymologically, would say thus: "What is a relative pronoun, of the third person, singular number, neuter gender, and nominative case. The Grammar of English Grammars Poe associated the name of the island with the hyacinth, but there is no etymological connection. Selections from Poe The mere etymological meaning of the word, allegory,—to talk of one thing and thereby convey another,—is too wide. Literary Remains, Volume 1 I had forgot to say that sameness and identity are words too etymologically the same to be placed so close to each other. Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. Learned though he was, Rabelais had little care to be so etymological, and it is not his theories but those of the modern scholar that have been ventilated. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 Any similarity happening between unconnected words, is no syntactical concord, though it may rank the terms in the same class etymologically. The Grammar of English Grammars What the etymological signification of the word may be is, perhaps, somewhat doubtful. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah The term, which etymologically means 'wind,' and in Gen. i. The Reconciliation of Races and Religions What the etymological meaning was, of the primitive Aryan word from which our mother is descended, is uncertain. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day In spelling much irregularity prevailed, as must always be the case where there is no sound etymological theory on which to base it. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius This implies, what is probably true of the etymological exercise, that parsing is more rudimental than the other forms of analysis. The Grammar of English Grammars He directed their minds and lives with that careful discipline in which the word "disciple" is etymologically rooted. Autobiography of a Yogi I may add that "Burd" is etymologically the same as "bride" and is frequently used in the early romances for "Lady." English Fairy Tales The number of geographers who discuss the basis of a map, with regard to the three points of measures, of the comparison of descriptive works, and of the etymological study* of names, is extremely small. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 To examine how far they may be accurate, we must be guided by the geographical situation of the confluent rivers, I might almost say by a certain etymological tact. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Hence, in etymological parsing, it may be sufficient to notice it only as a relative, though the construction be double. The Grammar of English Grammars This may be etymologically equivalent to the English word funny, a kind of small boat. History of the Philippine Islands An ochlocracy is hateful to him, but if he shows himself an 'aristocrat' it is in the literal and etymological meaning of the word. The Extant Odes of Pindar A discussion—etymological, or even archæological in character—of the term must be undertaken as an introduction to the explanation of its now generally accepted meaning. Sea-Power and Other Studies We have included in one article, together with the Main Word, all the variant spellings of the glossaries, as well as the etymological information. A Concise Dictionary of Middle English From A.D. 1150 to 1580 Lastly, his method of syntactical parsing is not only mixed up with etymological questions and answers, but his directions for it, with their exemplification, are perplexingly at variance with his own specimen of the performance. The Grammar of English Grammars Satyrs have, of course, nothing to do with satire, either etymologically or otherwise. Alcestis But it does not follow, etymologically, that a man is right because he is particular. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston The word has, properly, no relation to the use of force, and has no etymological connection with 'press' and its compounds, 'compress,' 'depress,' 'express,' 'oppress,' &c. Sea-Power and Other Studies In this way, the arrangement is at once etymological and alphabetical—adapted to the needs of the student of the language and of the student of the literature. A Concise Dictionary of Middle English From A.D. 1150 to 1580 A dictionary of that extremely venerable tongue is an ostrich's stomach, which can crack the hardest etymological nut. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 Apart, too, from their etymological associations, it is interesting to trace the variety of sources from whence plant names have sprung, a few illustrations of which are given in the present chapter. The Folk-lore of Plants For example, in Chapter V it forms into groups words etymologically akin to each other. The Century Vocabulary Builder It is hoped that the book as it now stands does not contain in its etymological details anything inconsistent with the latest discoveries of English scholars. On the Study of Words In the etymological part three stops are used as symbols in connexion with the cognate forms cited, namely the comma, the semi-colon, and the colon. A Concise Dictionary of Middle English From A.D. 1150 to 1580 They do not take shape until somebody protests, or somebody investigates, or somebody publicly, in the etymological meaning of the word, makes an issue of them. Public Opinion The following sentence containing all the parts of speech is parsed etymologically: "I now see the old man coming, but, alas, he has walked with much difficulty." How to Speak and Write Correctly Do you know what a fellow, etymologically speaking, is? The Century Vocabulary Builder In a strict etymological sense there was nothing so very ludicrous in this coincidence, nor did the master's face betray any expression of the kind. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers Its etymological meaning of "equal" does not carry us very far; for a peer may be equal to anything. The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution I might take up the subject etymologically, and try and explain how woman ever acquired that remarkable name. Public Speaking Bear thy cross, and thy cross will bear thee, like little Geraldine's cross potent—Rod and Rood, Cross and Crutch—all the same etymologically and veritably.' The Pillars of the House, V1 I am inclined to allow more importance to education and environment than to actual birth in a country, and to believe that for a "native," birth is only an etymological necessity. Without Prejudice "But there is in this necessary poverty of conscious perception, something that is positive, that foretells spirit; it is, in the etymological sense of the word, discernment.'" Bergson and His Philosophy It is sufficient, in etymological enquiries, if the senses of kindred words be found such as may easily pass into each other, or such as may both be referred to one general idea. Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language I do not here enter on the etymological question, why an unsound horse is called a screw. The Recreations of a Country Parson "A name," says Humboldt, "often becoming a historical monument, and the etymological analysis of language, however it may be divided, is attended by valuable results." Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 Encounter with the fatal Andrew had been spared him ever since that decisive day when Master Jowey Peak recited from Coleridge and displayed his etymological genius. Born in Exile He disliked being called Dogson, which seemed to him an abuse of his etymological confidences. Huntingtower Ike had a fondness for words not usually current among the cowboys, and in consequence his English was more or less reminiscent, and often phonetic rather than etymological. The Prospector Amrad, etymologically "beardless and handsome," but often used in a bad sense, to denote an effeminate, a catamite. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 Curch, which is etymologically the same word, and means a covering for the head. The Lady of the Lake For a revenue is both etymologically and in sense a "return." Evolution and Ethics Briefly speaking, the modern philological method is intended for a scientific application of the old etymological interpretations. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 Thus, some of the best and furthest-descended English words—the etymological Howards and Percys—are now democratised, nay, plebeianised—so to speak— in the New World. Moby Dick: or, the White Whale The inefficiency of these experiences reflects our own inefficiency, more difficult to overcome than poor spelling, etymological ignorance, or phonetic deafness. The Civilization of Illiteracy But it cannot stop with them, unless it attaches more importance to the etymological meaning of the word attempt than to the general principles of punishment. The Common Law The notion of Dagon's fishy form seems to rest entirely on an etymological basis—on the fact, i.e. that dag means "fish," in Hebrew. History of Phoenicia Not only is this etymological system most pious and consolatory, but it is, as Socrates adds, of universal application. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 At supper, for it happened to be Saturday, Hugh said: "I've been busy, between whiles, inventing, or perhaps discovering, an etymological pedigree for you, David!" David Elginbrod I do not mean it in any uncomplimentary sense, but, speaking etymologically, I am inclined personally to regard your collection as a ‘drove.’ Three Men on the Bummel But I could not help noticing that, although an invalid, I was a much better pedestrian than my companion, frequently leaving him behind, and that even as a "tramp," he was etymologically an impostor. Drift from Two Shores We prefer the form which we have employed, because it is etymologically correct. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 Socrates, of course, speaks more than half in irony, but there is a certain truth in his account of etymological analysis and its dependence on individual tastes and preconceived theory. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 Both terms mean the same thing etymologically as well as in fact. Darwin and Modern Science When the fervour of his etymological enthusiasm has abated, Socrates ends, as he has begun, with a rational explanation of language. Cratylus Then the teacher might go over some lines, minutely pointing out how the Greek words are etymologically connected with many words in English. Essays in Little Words that are etymologically identical with those in the original are often, for that very reason, the worst words that could be used. The Unseen World and Other Essays They differ in very many of the etymological analyses of mythical names. Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 If the etymological value of words were always present in the minds of their users, "oxygen" would undoubtedly have an advantage over "sour stuff" as a technical term. Darwin and Modern Science There remains a difficulty which seems to demand a more exact answer: In what relation does the satirical or etymological portion of the dialogue stand to the serious? Cratylus The Ghosti—a word which is etymologically the same as our "host" and "guest"—were originally the merchants who traded with other towns or other countries. Russia A good illustration is in the suggestion he made to a class that they might together work out some interesting etymological and dialectical points. A Biography of Sidney Lanier In the Cratylus of Plato, Socrates speaks of the notion of explaining myths by etymological guesses at the meaning of divine names as "a philosophy which came to him all in an instant". Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 This Scotch and older English word has been chosen to translate the M.H.G. "veige", 'fated', 'doomed', as it is etymologically the same word. The Nibelungenlied Plato does not add the further observation, that the etymological meaning of words is in process of being lost. Cratylus A huge, steaming tea-urn, called a samovar—etymologically, a "self-boiler"—will be brought in, and you will make your tea according to your taste. Russia Now Kuhn has proved that this name, pramantha, is etymologically identical with Prometheus, the name of the beneficent Titan, who stole fire from heaven and bestowed it upon mankind as the richest of boons. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology Sayana, the old commentator, says, "The legendary school takes them for deer with white spots; the etymological school, for the many-coloured lines of clouds". Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 Sometimes he accepts the secondary and more usual meaning of a word only to enrich it by the interweaving of the primary and etymological meaning. Style Though the words are etymologically parallel, and though in ordinary discourse we may use them interchangeably, yet when strict accuracy is required, it is well to keep them separate. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology The word Speaker is etymologically less objectionable than the term President, for the personage in question never sits down, but mingles in the crowd like the ordinary members. Russia |
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