Because anthropology developed from so many different enterprises ( see History of Anthropology ), including but not limited to fossil-hunting, exploring, documentary film-making, paleontology, primatology, antiquity dealings and curatorship, philology, etymology, genetics, regional analysis, ethnology, history, philosophy, and religious studies, it is difficult to characterize the entire field in a brief article, although attempts to write histories of the entire field have been made.

The etymology of Apollo is uncertain.

Paeοn is probably connected with the Mycenean Pa-ja-wo, but the etymology is the only evidence.

The etymology is uncertain, but a strong candidate has long been some word related to the Biblical פוך ( pūk ), " paint " ( if not that word itself ), a cosmetic eye-shadow used by the ancient Egyptians and other inhabitants of the eastern Mediterranean.

A possible etymology is a derivation from the Greek word – aiges = " waves " ( Hesychius of Alexandria ; metaphorical use of ( aix ) " goat "), hence " wavy sea ", cf.

The traditional etymology is from the Latin aperire, " to open ," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to " open ," which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of ἁνοιξις ( anoixis ) ( opening ) for spring.

While the term's etymology might suggest that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic peoples, the term was coined in the late 19th century in Germany as a more scientific-sounding term for Judenhass (" Jew-hatred "),

abate ), as commonly used in the Catholic Church on the European continent, is the equivalent of the English " Father " ( parallel etymology ), being loosely applied to all who have received the tonsure.

The etymology of Greek is unknown.

Old Norse askr literally means " ash tree " but the etymology of embla is uncertain, and two possibilities of the meaning of embla are generally proposed.

Among Classical Greeks, amazon was given a popular etymology as from a-mazos, " without breast ", connected with an etiological tradition that Amazons had their left breast cut off or burnt out, so they would be able to use a bow more freely and throw spears without the physical limitation and obstruction ; there is no indication of such a practice in works of art, in which the Amazons are always represented with both breasts, although the left is frequently covered ( see photos in article ).

If this etymology is combined with the tradition reported by Geoffrey of Monmouth stating that Ambrosius Aurelianus ordered the building of Stonehenge – which is located within the parish of Amesbury ( and where Ambrosius was supposedly buried ) – and with the presence of an Iron Age hill fort also in that parish, then it may be tempting to connect Ambrosius with Amesbury.

An etymology for this name is presented by ' B.

The etymology of the name Ares is traditionally connected with the Greek word ἀρή ( arē ), the Ionic form of the Doric ἀρά ( ara ), " bane, ruin, curse, imprecation ".

Its connection with Ares, perhaps based on a false etymology, is purely etiological myth.

Art is an autonomous entity for philosophy, because art deals with the senses ( i. e. the etymology of aesthetics ) and art is as such free of any moral or political purpose.

Afghan ( Pashto / Persian: افغان ; see etymology ) is used to indicate a citizen of Afghanistan.

Albinism ( from Latin albus, " white "; see extended etymology, also called achromia, achromasia, or achromatosis ) is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of tyrosinase, a copper-containing enzyme involved in the production of melanin.

Due to a false etymology, a popular belief is that they were most likely Finns – the obsolete name of Nenets people, Samoyed, has a similar meaning in Russian: " self-eater ".

The etymology of the name is obscure, but ' the one who illuminates the world ' has been proposed.

The etymology of the word is obscure.

Some suggest it is derived from the Roman nomen gentile ( family name ) Artōrius, of obscure and contested etymology ( but possibly of Messapic or Etruscan origin ).

An Arabic language word, its etymology, like that of Mecca, is obscure.

The etymology of the name Dymas is obscure, although it is probably non-Hellenic.

The word has an obscure etymology, but may be traced to the three-legged stool candidates once used to sit on when taking oral examinations ( confer tripod ).

The etymology of the name Sinmara is obscure.

However, an alternative, more obscure etymology exists which suggests the name means " promontory into marsh ", which would make sense considering that Frodsham had a promontory castle very close to marshland.

The origin of the name of the town is obscure ; the most probable etymology refers to " Arcelar ", a clearing in the woods ( laar ) located near a border ( archas ).

The etymology of the Island's name is obscure.

* One etymology report says: " The ultimate source of the word is obscure.

Though the exact etymology is obscure, the English and Frisian forms probably derive from an earlier Anglo-Frisian * bō-ja (" little brother "), a diminutive of the Germanic root * bō-(" brother, male relation "), from Proto-Indo-European * bhā -, * bhāt-(" father, brother ").

The etymology of the word is obscure, but evident in a Majapahit piggy bank from the 15 century A. D.

The word appears to be Nordic in origin, but its etymology is considered obscure.

The etymology of the word is obscure.

An Arabic language word, its etymology, like that of Mecca, is obscure.

However, work on the etymology of toponyms has found that many place names are descriptive, honorific or commemorative but frequently they have no meaning or the meaning is obscure or lost.

The origins and etymology of boffin are otherwise obscure.

Artorius was the family name ( nomen ) of a Roman gens ( the gens Artoria ) of obscure and contested etymology.

The etymology of the word " porbeagle " is obscure.

Its etymology is obscure — Flexner and Wentworth related it to the generic word gin for engine ( as in the cotton gin ).

The etymology of the name Ercall ( also seen in Child's Ercall ) is obscure, though it may be derived from a Welsh word ercal, perhaps once applied to the whole area.

According to folk etymology, the name of the town came from the royal residence of Kideksha ( near Suzdal ), ransacked by the Mongols in 1237, while Max Vasmer labels the place-name as " obscure ".

The etymology of the term is obscure but in several sources, it is cited that the Wichí find the term derogatory.