Quotes Tagged With :etymology

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

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

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....

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

For a great many skeptics are put to waste. But this is meant in the sense that which they vainly focus....

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

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

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

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