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Online version of the indexes of R.L. Turner's 1962-1985 dictionary from the Digital Dictionaries of South Asia.
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Online database version of the Altaic Etymological Dictionary by S. Starostin, A. Dybo and O. Mudrak.
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A list of links to Web sources on Black English.
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English language terms and expressions.
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Reference chart for Greek, Latin, and other roots of the English language. Understanding such roots can help guessing the meaning of words and creating neologisms or brand names.
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The brain-twisting etymology game.
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A list of some curious word origins.
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Word origins and links.
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Dedicated to gathering sayings and idioms and their translation/explanation from all over Europe. User contributions welcome.
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Exploring English words that are derived from Latin and Greek sources with etymologies and vocabulary activities.
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An advanced Latin-Greek-English vocabulary source of etymologies with thematic units of roots, prefixes, and suffixes, and vocabulary quizzes.
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The game of grammar, semantics, and etymology. Play online the game that investigates the history and meaning of English words.
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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.
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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.
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The origins of the state's county names.
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History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms.
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Categorized etymologies of phrases.
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Features a daily word with its meaning, pronunciation, spelling, etymology, and date chart.
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Relates medical terminology to the humanities, offering a weekly overview with references to classical etymology.
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An etymological dictionary you can download by Prof. Eugene Cotter, Seton Hall University.
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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.
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A new word or phrase posted every week giving you the meaning, origin and an example of the usage of the word or phrase.
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Weekly etymology magazine.
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A large archive of phrases, sayings, quotes and cliches, with their meanings and origins. Give it a word and it will return a related list.
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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.
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Richard Lederer's page, with contact information and a handful of his language-loving articles.
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The origins of quirky English words and phrases like "In like Flynn" and "blackmail."
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Etymological site offers a brief history of the English language, discussion boards and a search feature.
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This regularly updated page, provided by The Writer's Place, focuses on a word and its spelling, pronunciation, and derivation.
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Click on a word and go right to a brief discussion of its origin.
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Searchable dictionary of word origins, organized in cross-referenced thematic lists by Latin and/or Greek roots. English entries are also defined.
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Includes a searchable database of Latin and Greek roots and affixes, a free newsletter, and links to other sites.
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Collection of recently coined words, existing words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance, and older words that are now being used in new ways.
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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.
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An etymological study of numerous words used in churches and Scriptures that have their origin in pagan religions.
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More than 1400 pages which explore the history, evolution, byways, quirks, and curiosities of the English language. A weekly newsletter is sent by e-mail and RSS.
