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et·y·mo·log·i·cal

(ĕt′ə-mə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) also et·y·mo·log·ic (-lŏj′ĭk)

adj.

Of or relating to etymology or based on the principles of etymology.

et′y·mo·log′i·cal·ly adv.

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Adj.

etymological - based on or belonging to etymology; "I merely drew an etymological distinction"

Translations

etimološki

etymologisch

etimološki

etymological

[ˌetɪməˈlɒdʒɪkəl] ADJ → etimológico

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

etymological

[ˌɛtɪməˈlɒdʒɪk^əl] adj [root] → étymologique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

etymological

adj, etymologically

adv → etymologisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

etymological

[ˌɛtɪməˈlɒdʒɪk/əl] adj → etimologico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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.

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Summary: I deduce that Barney was not too pleased with the wife who, obviously, checked both 'pies' out in his etymological dictionary before calling him

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Since the etymological root of b-r-a is to 'cut out and form", (2) this presupposes the use of material, something is formed from a previously existing substance.

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Her agency's official website actually defines the etymological origins of 'ombudsman,' saying it comes from the Norwegian word 'umbodhsmadhr,' meaning 'administration man' or 'the king's representative.'