" This connects the future patriarch's name with nāḥam, " comfort ", but it seems better related to the word nûaḥ, meaning " rest ", and is more a play on words than a true etymology.

In linguistic change caused by folk etymology, the form of a word changes so that it better matches its popular rationalisation.

Achelousaurus ( commonly pronounced, though might be a better reflection of the butchered etymology ; " Achelous's lizard ") is a genus of centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now North America, dated to 74 million years ago.

For a better understanding of the etymology of aya huaca or aya waka, it must be considered that aya does not only mean deceased or ancestor in the physical sense of the corpse or skeleton, but also in the symbolic and spiritual sense of the soul, consciousness and energy that departs the body, temporarily at night and definitely at the end of the life, but continues circulating in all vital processes, as the cycles of water, light and seasons, that move along with the Earth ; for that reason, aya is also related to the pale red or yellowish colors of twilight and of dawn, as well as to the paleness of newborns and dying persons, while huaca is the name of sacred places or objects.

But a better explanation still can be derived by examining the etymology of Newington in London.

There is another side of love, more nearly symbolized by the croak of the mating capercailzie, or better still perhaps by the mute antics of the slug.

By that time, perhaps something better can be done ''.

The tremendous energy released by giant rocket engines perhaps can be felt much better than it can be heard.

Of all the thousands of men who have served in the 7th Cav, perhaps no one knows its spirit better than Lieutenant Colonel Melbourne C. Chandler.

'' Performed in New York by the original cast and I think this company is every bit as good, and perhaps better.

The better part of gallantry might be, perhaps, to honor her perennial good looks and her gorgeous rainbow-hued gown, and to chide the orchestra for not playing in the same keys in which she had chosen to sing.

A 1945 radio series of at least 13 original half-hour episodes ( none of which apparently adapt any Christie stories ) transferred Poirot from London to New York and starred character actor Harold Huber, perhaps better known for his appearances as a police officer in various Charlie Chan films.

I want to see institutions like Throop turn out perhaps ninety-nine of every hundred students as men who are to do given pieces of industrial work better than any one else can do them ; I want to see those men do the kind of work that is now being done on the Panama Canal and on the great irrigation projects in the interior of this country — and the one-hundredth man I want to see with the kind of cultural scientific training that will make him and his fellows the matrix out of which you can occasionally develop a man like your great astronomer, George Ellery Hale.

However, conflicts over immediate and minor goals may lead to questioning the purpose of design, perhaps to set better long term or ultimate goals.

After its first release, this book sold far better than any of Butler's other works — perhaps because the British public assumed that the anonymous author was some better-known figure ( the favorite being Lord Lytton, who had published The Coming Race two years previously ).

Although this was perhaps the better military plan, Louis was not keen to fight in northern Syria.

Most dramatic perhaps is the case of " a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was not better but rather grew worse.

Tukey was perhaps the most vocal critic, saying, " A random selection of three people would have been better than a group of 300 chosen by Mr. Kinsey.

This switch in focus also resulted in the development of another lightweight sports car, the piston-powered Mazda Roadster ( perhaps better known by its worldwide names as the MX-5 or Miata ), inspired by the concept ' jinba ittai '.

In 1995, a loose group of amateur microscopists, drawn from several organizations in the UK and US, founded a site () for microscopy based on the knowledge and input of amateur ( perhaps better referred to as ' enthusiast ') microscopists.

' Nonmolecular ' would perhaps be a better term.

Compared with placebo, omega-3 fatty acids appear better able to augment known mood stabilizers in reducing depressive ( but perhaps not manic ) symptoms of bipolar disorder ; additional trials would be needed to establish the effects of omega-3 fatty acids alone.

Mayerson considers the possibility of Eldritch being what humans have always thought of as a god, but inimical, or perhaps merely an inferior aspect of a bigger and better sort of god.

This is not the only way probabilistic statements are used in ordinary human language: when people say that " it will probably rain ", they typically do not mean that the outcome of rain versus not-rain is a random factor that the odds currently favor ; instead, such statements are perhaps better understood as qualifying their expectation of rain with a degree of confidence.

It is perhaps better known by its former title, the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith ( Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide ).

:*" Mr Justice Harbottle " ( perhaps better known in its earlier, very different version, " An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street ")

In neither of these cases is there any actual reliance on obscurity for security ; these are perhaps better termed obscurity bait in an active security defense.

The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits " Making Plans for Nigel " ( 1979 ) and " Senses Working Overtime " ( 1982 ), but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical ( rather than commercial ) success.

There are some observations that are not adequately accounted for, which may point to the need for better theories of gravity or perhaps be explained in other ways.

There was a measure of protection in its concrete walls and ceiling, but the engineers who hastily installed it were well aware that concrete is not much better than prayer, if as efficacious, when a direct hit comes along.

For better or for worse, we all now live in welfare states, the organizing principle of which is collective responsibility for individual well-being.

I think it is essential, however, to pinpoint here the difference between the two concepts of sovereignty that went to war in 1861 -- if only to see better how imperative is our need today to clarify completely our far worse confusion on this subject.

About one-third as long, it is less intimate and detailed, but better coordinated, more concise and more dramatic.

Incest is still a durable theme, but if it wants to get written about it will have to find ways to surprise the emotions, and there is no better way to do this than that of concealment and symbolic representation.

Mann understood better than most men the incest comedy at the center of the myth and the psychological truth in which dread is shown as the other face as longing was for him just the kind of deep and complicated joke he liked to tell.

I assume that the number of readers of this anthology who regard themselves as morally perfect is small, and that most readers are willing to consider procedures by which they may gain more insight into themselves and better understanding of others.

Of the two, The Life Of Bright is incomparably the better biography.

Considering then the optimism which has permeated science fiction for so long, what is really remarkable is that during the last twelve years many science-fiction writers have turned about and attacked their own cherished vision of the future, have attacked the Childhood's End kind of faith that science and technology will inevitably better the human condition.

Even to be `` from hope and fear set free '' is at least better than to have lost the first without having got rid of the second.

So far as I am concerned, the child is unmistakably father to the man, despite the obvious fact that child and father differ greatly -- sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.

and it should be far better known than it is.

What is required is the full implementation of Article 2 of the Treaty, which provides: `` The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by strengthening their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being.

Brooks Robinson is great, and it is conceivable that he'll do even better in 1961 than he did in 1960.

The man is right, and at this time, indications are that these three are ready for better seasons.

Hank Foiles, backed up by Frank House who will be within calling distance in the minors, make up better second line catching than the Birds had all last year, but Gus is still that big man you need when you start talking pennant.

`` A better position for negotiations is the real point of this speech.

It is conceivable that Broxodent could do a better job than ordinary brushing, especially in those who do not brush their teeth properly.

It is not much better if he meets with old classmates.