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History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms.
http://www.etymonline.com/
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Dave Wilton's Etymology Page
Devoted to etymology of common words and slang phrases.
http://www.wordorigins.org/
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European Sayings & Idiomatic Expressions
Dedicated to gathering sayings and idioms and their translation/explanation from all over Europe.
User contributions welcome.
http://sayings.jacomac.de/
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Businessballs.com - Etymology of Clichés, Expressions and Words Etymology
English language terms and expressions.
http://www.businessballs.com/clichesorigins.htm
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Word Sources
Includes a searchable database of Latin and Greek roots and affixes, a free newsletter, and links
to other sites.
http://www.wordsources.info/
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A Comparative Dictionary of Indo-Aryan Languages
Online version of the indexes of R.L. Turner's 1962-1985 dictionary from the Digital Dictionaries
of South Asia.
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/soas/
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Sayings and Everyday Expressions
Search for meaning, history and origin.
http://www.geocities.com/picketfence/7608/
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Altaic Etymology
Online database version of the Altaic Etymological Dictionary by S. Starostin, A. Dybo and O.
Mudrak.
http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/startq.cgi?flags=eygtnnl&root=config&basename=%5Cdata%....
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An Etymological Dictionary of Classical Mythology
The influence of classical mythology on the English language, astronomy, calendar terms, personal
names, phrases and conversation, and pop culture.
http://www.kl.oakland.edu/kraemer/edcm/
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Word Spy
Collection of recently coined words, existing words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance, and
older words that are now being used in new ways.
http://www.wordspy.com/
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Exploring English Words
Exploring English words that are derived from Latin and Greek sources with etymologies and
vocabulary activities.
http://www.wordexplorations.info
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Words with Heathen Origins in the Scriptures
An etymological study of numerous words used in churches and Scriptures that have their origin in
pagan religions.
http://www.innvista.com/culture/religion/bible/compare/heathen.htm
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Word and Phrase Origins
Directory. Part of the Internet Public Library. Describes books and web sites that might be
helpful. Offers a hint on how to use an ordinary search engine when looking for etymology.
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48468
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The Phrase Finder
The meanings and origins of thousands of English phrases and sayings. Also contains a discussion
forum to ask a panel questions on the meaning and origin of phrases.
http://phrases.shu.ac.uk
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Etymologic
The brain-twisting etymology game.
http://www.etymologic.com/
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American Dialect Society
A scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.
http://www.americandialect.org/
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Pandora's Word Box
Relates medical terminology to the humanities, offering a weekly overview with references to
classical etymology.
http://pandorawordbox.com/
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Word Origins
This regularly updated page, provided by The Writer's Place, focuses on a word and its spelling,
pronunciation, and derivation.
http://www.thewritersplace.com/writestuff/origins.htm
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Roots of English
An etymological dictionary you can download by Prof. Eugene Cotter, Seton Hall University.
http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/roots.html
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Etymology : The Science of Word Histories.
Contains several interesting and intriguing word histories.
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/4195/words.htm
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Taiwan Teacher
A new word or phrase posted every week giving you the meaning, origin and an example of the usage
of the word or phrase.
http://www.geocities.com/athens/delphi/1979/trivia.html
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New York State Facts
The origins of New York State's county names.
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kidsroom/nysfacts/counties.html
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Etymology
Word origins and links.
http://members.tripod.com/~itsmagic/ETYMOLGY.HTML
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A Word with You
A daily on-line column, featuring little known facts about well known words and phrases.
http://www.wordwithyou.com/index.html#COLUMN
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Sayings and Everyday Expressions
Your online source for the sayings and expressions you use everyday. Search for their meaning,
history and origin, find sayings, expressions, phrases, quotations, cliches, unusual words, and
wordplay.
http://www.geocities.com/PicketFence/7608/index.html
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Oxford English Dictionary
Presents a word a day complete with pronunciation, spellings, etymology, quotations and date chart.
http://oed.com/cgi/display/wotd
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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.
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ling215/NewWords/index.html
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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.
http://www.io.com/gibbonsb/words.words.words.html
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Etymologically Speaking
A list of some curious word origins.
http://www.westegg.com/etymology/
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Origin of Phrases
Categorized etymologies of phrases.
http://members.aol.com/MorelandC/Phrases.htm
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What's The Meaning of This?
The origins of quirky English words and phrases like "In like Flynn" and
"blackmail."
http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/meanings.htm
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Richard Lederer's Verbivore
Linguistic fun from, Richard Lederer, the best-selling author of The Word Circus and the new
Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay, a helpful guide for grappling with vexing grammar questions.
http://pw1.netcom.com/~rlederer/index.htm
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Focusing on Words
An advanced Latin-Greek-English vocabulary source of etymologies with thematic units of roots,
prefixes, and suffixes, and vocabulary quizzes.
http://www.wordfocus.com/
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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."
http://www.funwords.com/
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MooT
The game of grammar, semantics, and etymology. Play online the game that investigates the history
and meaning of English words.
http://www.mootgame.com/
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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.
http://www.word-detective.com/
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World Wide Words
Michael Quinion writes about International English from a British viewpoint. Hundreds of pages on
the history, origins, evolution and idiosyncrasies of English, with features on new words and words
in the news.
http://www.quinion.com/words/
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Take Our Word for It
Weekly etymology magazine.
http://www.takeourword.com/
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The Mavens' Word of the Day
Daily explanation about new words, word origins, and slang expressions from Jesse Sheidlower, a
senior editor in Random House's Reference Division.
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/
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