Associations to the word «Etymological»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
ETYMOLOGICAL, adjective. (not comparable) Of or relating to etymology.
ETYMOLOGICAL, adjective. (comparable) (of a word) Consistent with its etymological characteristics (in historical usage and/or the source language).
ETYMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT, noun. (philosophy) (linguistics) Explanation and analysis—often considered controversial—of one or more concepts or linguistic terms by means of an exposition of their linguistic origins.
ETYMOLOGICAL HYBRID, noun. A word derived from etyma in two or more source languages; especially a word combining both and elements, such as backwardation or quadrilogy.
Dictionary definition
ETYMOLOGICAL, adjective. Based on or belonging to etymology; "I merely drew an etymological distinction".
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.