Sentence examples for correct etymology from inspiring English sources

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In the context of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the root yuj samādhau (to concentrate) is considered by traditional commentators as the correct etymology.

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Now, besides adding contemporary words (Ruthian, hyperlink), editors are revising the entire content of Mr. Murray's dictionary for the first time, updating Edwardian-era definitions, adding new bibliographic citations and correcting etymologies, based on advances in linguistic research.

If this etymology is correct, it is a rare case of a native Romani name for themselves (an endonym) being borrowed by another language.

Rudolf Simek says that the etymology that Snorri presents in Gylfaginning for the name Gná may not be correct, yet it is unclear what the name may otherwise mean, though Gná has also been etymologically theorized as a "goddess of fullness".

Unabridged Note: Etymology differs from that in FNANM, where the etymology on the Greek 'choeris' for pig; the correct spelling is 'chaeris' for joy.

And what's the etymology of etymology?

Etymology can often mislead.

This is folk etymology.

Etymology: (Greek: coiled flowers) Note: Plants in SN may be hybrids between species below, for which Spiranthes stellata P.M. Brown et al. might be correct.

No known etymology.

Let's start with etymology.

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