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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/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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 (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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%5Calt%5Caltet (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It American Dialect Society A scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America. http://www.americandialect.org/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Businessballs.com - Etymology of Clichés, Expressions and Words Etymology English language terms and expressions. http://www.businessballs.com/clichesorigins.htm (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Dave Wilton's Etymology Page Devoted to etymology of common words and slang phrases. http://www.wordorigins.org/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Etymologic The brain-twisting etymology game. http://www.etymologic.com/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Etymologically Speaking A list of some curious word origins. http://www.westegg.com/etymology/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Etymology Word origins and links. http://members.tripod.com/~itsmagic/ETYMOLGY.HTML (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Etymology : The Science of Word Histories. Contains several interesting and intriguing word histories. http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/4195/words.htm (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Exploring English Words Exploring English words that are derived from Latin and Greek sources with etymologies and vocabulary activities. http://www.wordexplorations.info (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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 (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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 (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It New York State Facts The origins of New York State's county names. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kidsroom/nysfacts/counties.html (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Online Etymology Dictionary History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms. http://www.etymonline.com/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Origin of Phrases Categorized etymologies of phrases. http://members.aol.com/MorelandC/Phrases.htm (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Oxford English Dictionary Presents a word a day complete with pronunciation, spellings, etymology, quotations and date chart. http://oed.com/cgi/display/wotd (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Pandora's Word Box Relates medical terminology to the humanities, offering a weekly overview with references to classical etymology. http://pandorawordbox.com/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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 (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Roots of English An etymological dictionary you can download by Prof. Eugene Cotter, Seton Hall University. http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/roots.html (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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 (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Sayings and Everyday Expressions Search for meaning, history and origin. http://www.geocities.com/picketfence/7608/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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 (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It Take Our Word for It Weekly etymology magazine. http://www.takeourword.com/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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 (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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 (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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 (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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 (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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 (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It 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/ (Added: Thu Jan 01 2004 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Review It

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