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Example sentences for: etymology

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[Let me clarify what I take to be user-friendly in a dictionary: most users pick up a dictionary occasionally to check a spelling, pronunciation, definition, etymology, or other information (like usage and synonymy).
It would be a shame to lose the etymology buried in the original spelling, though it would be a boon for easy pronunciation.
French names for foods are common: poulet frit fried chicken Kentucky; moules mussels; frites French fries; poutine French fries with curd cheese and gravy (named after a Colonel Poutine who was in charge of provisions at the Siege of Quebec in 1749; at the end, the only stores remaining were potatoes, cheese, and chicken stock; local folk etymology has it from putain, putanesca ); aubergine eggplant (the usual word in Britain); jarret de boeuf shin of beef; caribou a fortified sweet wine, etc.
And the etymology of this word has also been hotly disputed, even if mostly by the lunatic fringe.
Weighing in on the "Have a nice day" debate (for a recent entry, click ); look up the etymology of "nice" in a good dictionary (I used Webster's New World ), and you'll find that the root meaning of the word is "stupid, foolish, ignorant."