etymologically
/ˌɛt.ɪ.məˈlɒdʒ.ɪk.li/
etymologically adverb: based on or belonging to etymology.
Adverb
etymologically (comparative more etymologically, superlative most etymologically)
- Based on or belonging to etymology.
- The Greeks and Romans referred to everyone else as "barbarians" -- etymologically those who only babble, only go "bar-bar."2004 May 18, Robin Tolmach Lakoff, “ESSAY; From Ancient Greece to Iraq, the Power of Words in Wartime”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2021
- The German language, as far as I know, is the only one in the world in which the words for debt and guilt are etymologically the same — the word for debt is “Schulden,” and for guilt it’s “Schuld.”2014 October 20, Jochen Bittner, “Germany Without Angst? That Worries Me.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2021
Forms of etymologically
| comparative | more etymologically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most etymologically |
Origin of etymologically
From etymological + -ly.
Questions about etymologically
- What does etymologically mean?
- Etymologically means based on or belonging to etymology.
- What part of speech is etymologically?
- Etymologically is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce etymologically?
- Etymologically is pronounced /ˌɛt.ɪ.məˈlɒdʒ.ɪk.li/.
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