This site is less of an etymology site and more of presentation of the meaning of the word. Still, many find the site quite useful. They also provide their content via a daily email.
This site explores the etymology of first names. It features an introduction to etymology, sources of first names in different cultures, and a message board. It has other information such as the most popular names, logical names for twins, common elements in the naming process, and an option to vote online for your favorite name.
This site features an etymology word game, called Etymologic. In the game you are presented with 10 randomly selected word origin or word definition puzzles to solve. You are given a question and four possible answers. You can play the game as many times as you like, with different questions being generated for each new game.
The occupation with the Etymologie resembles in certain respects the popular question play of the children. Untiringly you can repeat the question: and why...? And each explanation leads to three new being inquiries. Exactly the same it is also with the search for the origin of words. Also there one can ask ever further: and where does this word come?
This site has a detailed and exhaustive breakdown of meanings of words even to the phonetic sounds. This includes sound symbolism, phonosemantics, phonetic symbolism, mimologics, and iconism.
The terms on this website are taken from Medical Etymology. The History and Derivations of Medical Terms for Studens of Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing. By: O.H. Perry Pepper, M.D. Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Online Etymology Dictionary is a comprehensive public dictionary of the orgin of words. Their dictionary includes every day words like the and day, that told what they used to be before we got them.
Roots of English is a free software package developed by Dr. Cotter at Seton Hall University. The software will help you find the Greek and Latin roots of thousands of words in the English language, and the hypertext links make it fast and easy to use. The Dictionary also contains background on the history of English and details on the sources of individual words.
This site is a weekly word-origin webzine featuring weekly word etymologies, a question and answer column, and an option to join a mailing list. The site also contains a bookstore, links page, and access to previous weeks of the webzine.
This site has up-to-date neologisms and phrases entering the English language. The new terms that have appeared multiple times in newspapers, magazines, books, Web sites, and other recorded sources.
This is an interesting site for lovers of the English language. It features sections such as word origins, slang, coinages, quotations, insults, famous diaries, and more. This is a very diverse site.
This site features the etymology of common words and phrases. It also includes a brief history of the English language and a discussion board. The search option allows you to view the words and phrases that are available for each letter of the alphabet.
Michael Quinion writes about international English from a British viewpoint. This site contains questions and answers about English words including etymology, articles, weird words, etc.
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