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But a chair is virtually anything for an individual to sit on and cap, etymologically at least, originally meant cape (with a hood) or so the OED has it.
While these Germans are clearly of French origin, Eiffel and possibly Mitterand would appear to be etymologically German.
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.
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.
150] that the simplified spellings advocated by Webster “would probably have happened anyway”--they didn't happen “anyway” in Britain, where, despite the fact that many of the forms cannot be justified etymologically or any other way, the conservatives continue to heap scorn on American spelling.