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What is the etymology of shadow?
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What is the etymology of sheriff?
From Old English scirgerefa, scir "shire" and gerefa "official' so "representative of royal authority in a shire"( "sc" in OE is...
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What is the etymology of shrapnel?
Major-General Henry Shrapnel was the English inventor who changed late-18th century artillery with the shrapnel shell. It was a...
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To have an idea of how a certain word was/is used from past time to present and where it originated.
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What are the examples of etymology?
atay asa man anwer ani,..grrr
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What is the etymology for crucial?
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What is the etymology for gracious?
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What is the etymology of 'by jove'?
Jove is another name for "Jupiter," the Roman god, so people in Roman times would swear by him. This has carried forward to...
What is the etymology of 'husband'?
O.E. husbonda "male head of a household," probably from O.N. husbondi "master of the house."
What is the etymology of Market?
From the Latin language it is mercatus. The Italic root is merk- which is probably Etruscan.
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What is the etymology of NEWS?
: ; According to some sources in the Internet, (For example, from http//www.spiritus-temporis.com/news/etymology.html), the...
What is the etymology of SoDo?
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What is the etymology of autocosm?
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What is the etymology of barometer?
1665, from Gk. baros "weight" + metron "measure" (see meter(2)). Probably coined (and certainly popularized) by English scientist...
What is the etymology of bread?
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What is the etymology of computer?
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What is the etymology of cornucopia?
From Latin cornu copiæ "horn of plenty." 1503. Originally, it meant the horn of the goat Amalthea, who nurtured the infant Zeus.
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