etymologically

Definition

Based on or belonging to etymology.

Etymology

From etymological + -ly.

Example Sentences

• "The Greeks and Romans referred to everyone else as "barbarians" -- etymologically those who only babble, only go "bar-bar.""
• "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.”"

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