Etymology Quotes

6 quotes by 6 authors

• Etymology: from Latin ad-, "to" + visum, past participle of videre, "to see". Advice is what you get from your parents when you are growing… — Evan Esar
• The word ‘sin’ is derived from the Indo-European root ‘es-,’ meaning ‘to be.’ When I discovered this etymology, I intuitively understood that for a [person]… — Mary Daly
• Do not lose your enthusiasm. In its Greek etymology, the word enthusiasm means, "God in us." — Ken Burns
• Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust… — Salman Rushdie
• The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and from the properties of bodies to express the things of… — Giambattista Vico
• Prayer or not, I want to believe that, despite all evidence to the contrary, it is possible for anyone to find that one special person.… — Rachel Cohn

Who Wrote These Etymology Quotes

6 authors contributed a total of 6 Etymology Quotes as follows:

• 1 Etymology Quote by Evan Esar
• 1 Etymology Quote by Mary Daly
• 1 Etymology Quote by Ken Burns
• 1 Etymology Quote by Salman Rushdie
• 1 Etymology Quote by Giambattista Vico
• 1 Etymology Quote by Rachel Cohn