Quotes Tagged With :etymology

Etymologically, "compassion" means to suffer together. "Together," however, is different from "identically."....

Refer me to one atheist who denies the existence of God.... Etymologically, as well as philosophically,....

The word mortgage originates in French. it literally means 'death grip'.

Where would you be without etymology'? Lea asked sarcastically.'I think I might find words a little less....

I feel the gods are pretty dead, though I suppose I ought to know that however, to be somewhat more philosophical....

If you look up 'atheism' in the dictionary, you will probably find it defined as the belief that there....

Terrorism is the use of violence or intimidation in the pursuit of a political aim. The highest political....

The bridge between the words glamour and grammar is magic. According to the OED, glamour evolved through....

The name Eve/Eab/Age stems from the Latin aetas, which is from aevum, “lifetime.” The word aetas....

The word ‘sin’ is derived from the Indo-European root ‘es-,’ meaning ‘to be.’ When I discovered....