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All About Names; Popular Names; Namesakes; Name Days ... Message Boards; Polls; Name Translator; Submit a Name ... What is etymology?
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Etymology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A list of some curious word origins. ... Apricot This term, which comes from the French abricot--and was aubercot until the Fifteenth Century--does not have one simple etymology, but rather a combination of several, involving a considerable juxtaposition of ideas.
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Wordorigins.org is devoted to the origins of words and phrases, or as a linguist would put it, to etymology. Etymology is the study of word origins. (It is not the study of insects; that is entomology.) Where words come from is a fascinating subject, full of folklore and historical lessons.
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Etymology Sites; What is etymology? H. Rex Hartson; What is etymology? fun-with-words; Where do languages come from? Merritt Ruhlen; Language Contact: Terms Eva Easton; Vocabulary H.W. Fowler; Word Formation Take Our Word; What is linguistics? Stu Barton; Linguistics Course Sharon Clampitt;
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The answers to all these questions lie in the study of etymology. This concerns the roots of words and how the sounds and spellings, as well as the meanings, have evolved over time. ... What is etymology? introduces the subject.
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In this etymology game you'll be presented with 10 randomly selected etymology (word origin) or word definition puzzles to solve; in each case the word or phrase is highlighted in bold, and a number of possible answers will be presented.
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