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"Etymology? All the words come from that first howl. (Stanisław Jerzy Lec)"
"Etymology is the psychology of language, the way of penetrating the soul of words. An etymological mind derives infinite enjoyments from words, which are ignored by those who consider words only as conventional sounds; just as a psychological mind derives infinite enjoyment from the association with men, who are ignored by those who consider man only as a speaking and self-propelled form. (Alberto Savinio)"
"A man who cultivates his garden, as Voltaire wanted. | Who is happy that music exists on earth. | Whoever discovers an etymology with pleasure. | [...] | Such people, who ignore each other, are saving the world. (Jorge Luis Borges)"
"The New Oxford Dictionary of English (C.E.1998) ISBN 0-19-861263-X – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the scientific study of words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time"."
"Etymology: The history of a word or word element, including its origins and derivation"
""Etymology". www.etymonline.com."
"Harper, Douglas. "etymology". Online Etymology Dictionary."
"ἐτυμολογία, ἔτυμον. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project."
"According to Ghil'ad Zuckermann, the ultimate etymon of the English word machine is the Proto-Indo-European stem *māgh 'be able to', see p. 174, Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (C.E.2003). Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1403917232."
"According to Ghil'ad Zuckermann, the co-etymon of the Israeli word glida 'ice cream' is the Hebrew root gld 'clot', see p. 132, Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (C.E.2003). Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1403917232."
"Jacobus; Tracy, Larissa (C.E.2003). Women of the Gilte Legende: A Selection of Middle English Saints Lives. DS Brewer. ISBN 9780859917711."
""Medieval Sourcebook: The Golden Legend: Volume 2 (full text)". Archived from the original on 2000-12-09. Retrieved 2005-05-28."
"Szemerényi 1996:6"
"LIBRARY, SHEILA TERRY/SCIENCE PHOTO. "Sir William Jones, British philologist - Stock Image - H410/0115". Science Photo Library."
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.