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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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Altaic Etymology
Online 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%5Calt%5Caltet
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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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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.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/1664/contents.html
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Behind the Name
The etymology and history of first names.
http://www.behindthename.com/
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Books about Etymology
Recommended by fun-with-words.com.
http://fun-with-words.com/etym_books.html
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Butterfly Etymology
The etymology of butterfly, moth and caterpillar in several languages.
http://www.bugbios.com/ced4/etymology.html
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English words from Latin-Greek etymology
Word source for English vocabulary derived from Latin and Greek etymological origins.
http://www.wordquest.info/
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Etymologic
The brain-twisting etymology game.
http://www.etymologic.com/
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Etymologically Speaking
A list of some curious word origins.
http://www.westegg.com/etymology/
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Etymology
Word origins and links.
http://members.tripod.com/~itsmagic/ETYMOLGY.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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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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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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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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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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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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Online Etymology Dictionary
History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms.
http://www.geocities.com/etymonline/
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Origin of Phrases
Categorized etymologies of phrases.
http://members.aol.com/MorelandC/Phrases.htm
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Take Our Word for It
Weekly etymology magazine.
http://www.takeourword.com/
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The Etymology of Noid
The story of noid, from its birth on the Merv Griffin TV show to the present.
http://www.geocities.com/noid2001
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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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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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What's In Your Name ? Dictionary of Last Names
A database on last names, providing information on etymology and history of surnames
http://www.vitalog.net/
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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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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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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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Word Origins and Meanings of Economic Terms
A handy word origins list. Click on the word and you'll go right to a brief discussion of its origin.
http://cbpa.louisville.edu/econpage/meanings.html
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Word Philes for Word Files
A rich source of English words that are derived from Latin and Greek elements.
http://www.wordphiles.com/
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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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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.
http://www.quinion.com/words/
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