etymological

/ˌɛt.ɪ.məˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/

adj 2

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ADJ.

odd

VERB + ETYMOLOGICAL

consulted, saying

ETYMOLOGICAL + NOUN

argument, diacritics, dictionaries, dictionary, letters

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adj

Of or relating to etymology.

But it goes without saying that this etymological argument in and of itself has no significance, since a word taken from a dead language may resultantly assume a meaning independent of its etymology.

(of a word) Consistent with its etymological characteristics (in historical usage or the source language).

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But it goes without saying that this etymological argument in and of itself has no significance, since a word taken from a dead language may resultantly assume a meaning independent of its etymology.

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I think orthography should be etymological. Etymological letters or diacritics help promote textual comprehension with related or lexically similar languages.

Tatoeba · #4768266

Are there any Berber etymological dictionaries?

Tatoeba · #8148643

The word "sandwich" has very odd etymological roots.

Tatoeba · #11000000

Tom consulted the etymological dictionary.

Tatoeba · #11124090

What is the etymological root of this word?

Tatoeba · #12931171

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