Sentence examples of "etymology" in English

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So, it's fun to think about the etymology of the word "patient." Так что забавно было бы узнать этимологию слова "пациент".
I was intrigued and, while the assistant was away on his errand, through deft questioning discerned the etymology of the ``Fertility car." Я был заинтригован, и, пока помощник ходил по поручению, путем искусно заданных вопросов выяснил этимологию этого странного выражения.
A more likely alternative may lie in the etymology of the word “Ukraine,” which is believed by many (but not all) scholars to come from the Old Slavic word “Ukraina,” thought to have meant something like “the borderland.” Еще одно объяснение может заключаться в этимологии слова «Украина», поскольку многие (но не все) ученые считают, что оно происходит от старославянского слова «окраина».
It is a strategic choice of words, to be made at the border when you’re asked what you are; etymology is destiny. Выбор подходящего термина обретает поистине стратегический характер на границе, когда вас спрашивают о вашем статусе; происхождение определяет вашу судьбу.
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