Etymology Dictionaries and Resources
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Etymology Dictionaries and Resources
(Online)
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American Dialect
Society - A scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English
language in North America.
- Behind the Name - The
etymology and history of first names.
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Etymologic
- The brain-twisting etymology game.
- Etymologically Speaking -
A list of some curious word origins.
- Etymology
- Word origins and links.
- Focusing on Words - An advanced
Latin-Greek-English vocabulary source of etymologies with thematic units of
roots, prefixes, and suffixes, and vocabulary quizzes.
- Fun With Word Origins - Samples of
the etymological books from word-lover Martha Barnette, author of
"Ladyfingers & Nun's Tummies" and "A Garden of
Words."
- Nautical
Expressions in the Vernacular - Myriad expressions in everyday English
have nautical origins. This web page lists expressions and definitions
mentioned by listswains, members of the Patrick O'Brian Mailing List, also
known as the Gunroom.
- New
Words In English - Neologisms and novel uses of words in English
collected by members of the class Linguistics/English 215, Words in English:
Structure, History and Use, taught by Suzanne Kemmer at Rice University.
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Magic of
Words - Blog about words, phrases, names, and etymology.
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Oxford English Dictionary -
Presents a word a day, complete with pronunciation, spellings, etymology,
and quotations.
- Pandora's Word Box
- Ideas in words, linking biology, medicine, and the humanities.
- Pennsylvania Town Name
Origins / Northeast - Name origins of northeast PA towns by Mike O'Hara
slowly expanding to include all of Pennsylvania.
- Roots of English
- An etymological dictionary you can download by Prof. Eugene Cotter, Seton
Hall University.
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Take Our Word for It - Weekly
etymology magazine.
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Dictionary of
Last Names - A database on last names, providing information on
etymology and history of surnames
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What's The
Meaning of This? - The origins of quirky English words and phrases like
"In like Flynn" and "blackmail."
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The Word Detective - Words
and language in a humorous vein. The online version of The Word Detective, a
newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language.
Written by Evan Morris.
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A Word with You
- A daily online column, featuring little known facts about well known
words and phrases.
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World Wide Words - More than
400 pages on the history, origins, evolution and idiosyncrasies of English.
New words and words in the news regularly featured.
Etymology Dictionaries (Books)
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