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The online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet's go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms. It is professional enough to satisfy academic standards, but accessible enough to be used by anyone.
- Word Origin Stories
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and how the...
- Etymology
As a modern branch of linguistic science treating of the...
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Snakes of Iceland - Etymonline - Online Etymology Dictionary
- Form
late 14c., name for the god of dreams in Ovid, son of Sleep,...
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Search and Research - Etymonline - Online Etymology...
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Etymology ideas about the famous old time clown, by Talia...
- Superstitious Understanding
Etymology's joke on us is that our very words that mean...
- Nice
late 14c., "deranged, insane;" also "foolish, silly,...
- Word Origin Stories
12 Ιουν 2024 · We aim to include not only the definition of a word, but also enough information to really understand it. Thus etymologies, pronunciations, sample quotations, synonyms, antonyms and translations are included.
4 ημέρες πριν · Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, the principal authority on the origin and development of English words, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology contains a wealth of information about the English language and its history.
19 Αυγ 2018 · A book containing either all or the principal words of a language, or words of one or more specified classes, arranged in a stated order, usually alphabetical, with definitions or explanations of their meanings and other information concerning them, expressed either in the same or in another language; a word-book; a lexicon; a vocabulary ....
Etymological dictionaries are the product of research in historical linguistics. For many words in any language, the etymology will be uncertain, disputed, or simply unknown.
The historical English dictionary. An unsurpassed guide for researchers in any discipline to the meaning, history, and usage of over 500,000 words and phrases across the English-speaking world. Find out more about OED.
27 Απρ 2024 · As a modern branch of linguistic science treating of the origin and evolution of words, from 1640s. As "an account of the particular history of a word" from mid-15c. As practised by Socrates in the Cratylus, etymology involves a claim about the underlying semantic content of the name, what it really means or indicates.