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The etymology of the toponym Narva is not clear, but according to the most common theory it comes from a Vepsian word narva meaning waterfall or stream.
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In trying to ascertain the etymology of this theonym, it is important to bear in mind that it is used not only to refer to deities, but also as a toponym and hydronym.
A different etymology grounded in the legendary history of Latium and Etruria was proposed by Preller and Müller-Deeke: Etruscan Nethunus, Nethuns would be an adjectival form of toponym Nepe ( t ), Nepete ( presently Nepi ), town of the ager Faliscus near Falerii.
Popular etymology ascribes a French origin to the toponym, giving an interpretation as " dangerous nose ".
In 1935, Serbian historian Vladimir Ćorović wrote that the toponym refers to the mountain of Borova glava, because of etymology and because it's located on the watershed ( drainage divide ).
Through topography, he intended to link Antiquity with modern times, with descriptions of each location, the etymology of its toponym and its changes through time, with a synopsis of important events connected with each location.
Hungarian historiography claims that Gelou is a fictional person created by Anonymus from a toponym by etymology.
Some Hungarian authors are claiming that Gelou was not a real person and that it was created by Anonymous from a toponym by etymology.
etymology and is
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 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.
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.
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 ".
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.
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 ".
etymology and clear
No clear etymology can be found for the name of the chamber ; the most common explanation, dating to the later 16th century, is ' because at the first all the roofe thereof was decked with images of starres gilted '.
The etymology of Versailles is clear that the argument tends to privilege the Latin word versare, meaning " to keep turning, turn over and over ", expression used in medieval times for plowed lands, cleared lands ( lands that had been repeatedly " turned over ").
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the etymology of the name Puck is " unsettled ", and it is not clear even whether its origin is Germanic ( cf.
Bradley ’ s review praised the clear format and simple design of the dictionary and its economy in using quotations, but it also challenged Murray ’ s etymology, and this caused quite a stir.
The term is found for the first time in Yaska's Nirukta ( 1. 2, 14 ), where the reference is probably to the science or a text of Nirukta ( etymology ) ( though this term is found in the passage VIII. 33. 16 of the also but the meaning of it is far from clear there ).
This is regarded as a clear case of folk etymology for the place name by some, and although the form of the name appears to be dual ( hence two ...), some at the present day prefer to regard the termination in this case as a corruption of a shorter ending.
The name Ranrikeis sometimes said to have derived its name from Old Norse goddess of the sea, Rán. There is no clear etymology of Rán.
* Names without a clear Greek etymology that can't however be ascribed to any identifiable non-Greek linguistic group.
The Macedonian names of about half or more of the months of the ancient Macedonian calendar have a clear and generally accepted Greek etymology ( e. g. Dios, Apellaios, Artemisios, Loos, Daisios ), though some of the remaining ones have sometimes been considered to be Greek but showing a particular Macedonian phonology ( e. g. Audunaios has been connected to " Haides " * A-wid and Gorpiaios / Garpiaios to " karpos " fruit ).
Some 16th-and early 17th-century British scholars indeed insisted that-or be used for words from Latin ( e. g. ) and-our for French loans ; but in many cases the etymology was not clear, and therefore some scholars advocated-or only and others-our only.
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