Example sentences for: etymologically

How can you use “etymologically” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Much of it should be qualified with “unattested,” a term etymologically related to the brass monkey's spheroidal appendages.

  • The family names are not listed as in a telephone directory, merely in alphabetical order, with no articulation between one entry and the next: rather, if names are etymologically related to one another, they are all listed under the same entry.

  • It was the morning of 21 April 1526, the beginning of the empire of the Mughals —  the term used for descendants of Babur as distinct from those of Genghis Khan, who are referred to as “Mongols” even though the terms are etymologically the same.

  • Note that some of the Japanese readings are very similar to the Chinese original: shō, nen , and gaku are etymologically related to shào, nián and xué (originally gak ).

  • The Post notes that "niggardly" is etymologically completely unrelated to "nigger" (it has Middle English roots and means stingy) and says that if in fact the man used the word innocently and in its correct context, then the loss of his job is "truly remarkable."


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