Quotes Tagged With :etymology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The author relates that the word "OBSCENE" springs from the concept in Greek drama that certain actions....

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

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