etymonically
etymonically adverb: in an etymonic way; in a way based on etymons; as analyzed via etymons.
Adverb
etymonically (comparative more etymonically, superlative most etymonically)
- In an etymonic way; in a way based on etymons; as analyzed via etymons.
- Xu Shen's Explanation of Words and Characters divides the ways of making Chinese characters into six kinds: indicator graphs, pictographs, form and voice compounds, etymonic compounds, graphically and etymonically related pairs, and phonetic loan characters.2018, Li Su, “Chapter 2: Ancient China's cultural constitution”, in Edmund Ryden, transl., edited by Yongle Zhang, The Constitution of Ancient China: Volume 9 of The Princeton-China Series, Princeton...
- Giving weight to 'remnants' emphasises the fragmentation of the British; the suggestion is that they have been removed from a larger whole; they remain (reading etymonically through the translation), and they remain at least potentially negative.2013, Aled Llion Jones, Darogan: Prophecy, Lament and Absent Heroes in Medieval Welsh Literature, University of Wales Press, →ISBN, retrieved 21 Mar 2021
Forms of etymonically
| comparative | more etymonically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most etymonically |
Origin of etymonically
From etymonic + -ally.
Questions about etymonically
- What does etymonically mean?
- Etymonically means in an etymonic way; in a way based on etymons; as analyzed via etymons.
- What part of speech is etymonically?
- Etymonically is an adverb.
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