Match/etymology

Famous quotes containing the words match and/or etymology:

“You look rather rash my dear your colors don’t quite match your face.”
—Daisy Ashford (1881–1972)

“The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and from the properties of bodies to express the things of the mind and spirit. The order of ideas must follow the order of things.”
—Giambattista Vico (1688–1744)