16 adjectives to describe etymologies

carogne,of which Dr. Richardson (following Jamieson) gives a false etymology.

Mr. Wedgwood follows Richardson, who follows Vossius in a fanciful etymology from the Greek [Greek: derkomai = blepein] to see.

He seems to have been unconsciously influenced in this case by a desire to give more support to a very ingenious etymology of the word dream.

I spent some time, however, with the man and his companions to get its exact etymology.

"Thunnupa," as Bertonio spells it, does not lend itself to any obvious etymology in Aymara, which is further evidence that the name was introduced from the Qquichua.

It seems to me that a preferable etymology may be found to that given by Nares and Jacob.

Boccaccio intimates that he was christened Dante, and derives the name from the ablative case of dans (giving)a probable etymology, especially for a Christian appellation.

All reliable etymology, all authentic derivation of words, has ever been highly valued by the wise.

" In this strange book there are fifty other etymologies as remarkable as this.

[Greek: Bouláemata], as well as three numerical Persons: 'ergo', [Greek: treis theoì àe theataí] (according to Gregory Nyssen's shallow and disprovable etymology), which would be Tritheism: or [Greek: hén ti gínetai Boúlaema], and then the Son and Holy Ghost are but terms of relation, which is Sabellianism.

Wellsford (Mithridates Minor p. 4) gives a singular etymology, deriving the name of the Hebrew patriarch from the definite article [Hebrew: heh] converted into T and Baal, "Lord," with the Arabic kayn, "a blacksmith," so that the word would then signify "the lord of the blacksmiths."

These ulterior and remote etymologies are perhaps too conjectural.

We see words continually coming into vogue whose apparent etymologies, if all historical data of their origin were lost, would inevitably mislead.

Shampooing is a word of uncertain etymology; the French have a better term, masser.

But there is no knowing what terms conjectural etymology may not contrive to identify, or at least to approximate and ally.

I may add too, in conclusion, that Camden is wrong in suggesting that Armach (as he spells it, retaining, curiously enough, the correct etymology of the last syllable) is identical with Dearmach (where the last syllable ought to be magh).

16 adjectives to describe  etymologies