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• - Word origins and links.
  
• - Devoted to etymology of common words and slang phrases.
  
• - Presents a word a day complete with pronunciation, spellings, etymology, quotations and date chart.
  
• - History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms.
  
• - Online database version of the Altaic Etymological Dictionary by S. Starostin, A. Dybo and O. Mudrak.
  
• - Dedicated to gathering sayings and idioms and their translation/explanation from all over Europe. User contributions welcome.
  
• - A new word or phrase posted every week giving you the meaning, origin and an example of the usage of the word or phrase.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Exploring English words that are derived from Latin and Greek sources with etymologies and vocabulary activities.
  
• - The origins of quirky English words and phrases like "In like Flynn" and "blackmail."
  
• - This regularly updated page, provided by The Writer's Place, focuses on a word and its spelling, pronunciation, and derivation.
  
• - 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.
  
• - The influence of classical mythology on the English language, astronomy, calendar terms, personal names, phrases and conversation, and pop culture.
  
• - 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.
  
• - Relates medical terminology to the humanities, offering a weekly overview with references to classical etymology.
  
• - 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.
  
• - An etymological study of numerous words used in churches and Scriptures that have their origin in pagan religions.
  
• - Categorized etymologies of phrases.
  
• - English language terms and expressions.
  
• - A list of some curious word origins.
  
• - Includes a searchable database of Latin and Greek roots and affixes, a free newsletter, and links to other sites.
  
• - Daily explanation about new words, word origins, and slang expressions from Jesse Sheidlower, a senior editor in Random House's Reference Division.
  
• - Collection of recently coined words, existing words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance, and older words that are now being used in new ways.
  
• - 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.
  
• - The brain-twisting etymology game.
  
• - Online version of the indexes of R.L. Turner's 1962-1985 dictionary from the Digital Dictionaries of South Asia.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - An advanced Latin-Greek-English vocabulary source of etymologies with thematic units of roots, prefixes, and suffixes, and vocabulary quizzes.
  
• - 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.
  
• - An etymological dictionary you can download by Prof. Eugene Cotter, Seton Hall University.
  
• - The origins of New York State's county names.
  
• - Weekly etymology magazine.
  
• - A daily on-line column, featuring little known facts about well known words and phrases.
  
• - The game of grammar, semantics, and etymology. Play online the game that investigates the history and meaning of English words.
  
• - A scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.
  
• - Samples of the etymological books from word-lover Martha Barnette, author of "Ladyfingers & Nun's Tummies" and "A Garden of Words."