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	World Wide Words - http://www.worldwidewords.org/ 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.
	Oxford English Dictionary - http://oed.com/cgi/display/wotd Presents a word a day complete with pronunciation, spellings, etymology, quotations and date chart.
	Online Etymology Dictionary - http://www.etymonline.com/ History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms.
	Word Spy - http://www.wordspy.com/ Collection of recently coined words, existing words that have enjoyed a recent Renaissance, and older words that are now being used in new ways.
	The Word Detective - http://www.word-detective.com/ 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.

	The Phrase Finder - http://www.phrases.org.uk/ The meanings and origins of thousands of English phrases and sayings. Also includes a discussion forum to ask a panel questions on the meaning and origin of phrases.
	American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org/ A scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.
	Dave Wilton's Etymology Page - http://www.wordorigins.org/ Devoted to etymology of common words and slang phrases.
	A Comparative Dictionary of Indo-Aryan Languages - http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/soas/ Online version of the indexes of R.L. Turner's 1962-1985 dictionary from the Digital Dictionaries of South Asia.
	Etymologically Speaking - http://www.westegg.com/etymology/ A list of some curious word origins.

	Focusing on Words - http://www.wordfocus.com/ An advanced Latin-Greek-English vocabulary source of etymologies with thematic units of roots, prefixes, and suffixes, and vocabulary quizzes.
	New York State Facts - http://www.dos.state.ny.us/kidsroom/nysfacts/counties.html The origins of New York State's county names.
	Businessballs.com - Etymology of Clichés, Expressions and Words Etymology - http://www.businessballs.com/clichesorigins.htm English language terms and expressions.
	Word and Phrase Origins - http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48468 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.
	Etymologic - http://www.etymologic.com/ The brain-twisting etymology game.

	Richard Lederer's Verbivore - http://www.verbivore.com/ 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.
	Origin of Phrases - http://members.aol.com/MorelandC/Phrases.htm Categorized etymologies of phrases.
	Roots of English - http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/roots.html An etymological dictionary you can download by Prof. Eugene Cotter, Seton Hall University.
	Word Quests for Word Seekers - http://www.wordquests.info Searchable dictionary of word origins, organized in cross-referenced thematic lists by Latin and/or Greek roots. English entries are also defined.
	Pandora's Word Box - http://pandorawordbox.com/ Relates medical terminology to the humanities, offering a weekly overview with references to classical etymology.

	Exploring English Words - http://www.wordexplorations.info Exploring English words that are derived from Latin and Greek sources with etymologies and vocabulary activities.
	Sayings and Everyday Expressions - http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayindex.htm 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.
	MooT - http://www.mootgame.com/ The game of grammar, semantics, and etymology. Play online the game that investigates the history and meaning of English words.
	New Words In English - http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~ling215/NewWords/index.html 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.
	Word Sources - http://www.wordsources.info/ Includes a searchable database of Latin and Greek roots and affixes, a free newsletter, and links to other sites.

	Nautical Expressions in the Vernacular - http://www.io.com/gibbonsb/words.words.words.html 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.
	Word Origins - http://www.thewritersplace.com/writestuff/origins.htm This regularly updated page, provided by The Writer's Place, focuses on a word and its spelling, pronunciation, and derivation.
	European Sayings & Idiomatic Expressions - http://sayings.jacomac.de/ Dedicated to gathering sayings and idioms and their translation/explanation from all over Europe. User contributions welcome.
	Taiwan Teacher - http://www.geocities.com/athens/delphi/1979/trivia.html A new word or phrase posted every week giving you the meaning, origin and an example of the usage of the word or phrase.
	English Language Roots: The Meanings of Word Prefixes, Suffixes and Syllables - http://www.prefixsuffix.com 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.

	Etymology - http://members.tripod.com/~itsmagic/ETYMOLGY.HTML Word origins and links.
	What's The Meaning of This? - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genepool/meanings.htm The origins of quirky English words and phrases like "In like Flynn" and "blackmail."
	Word Origins and Meanings of Economic Terms - http://www.louisville.edu/~bmhawo01/econpage/meanings.html Click on a word and go right to a brief discussion of its origin.
	Altaic Etymology - http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/startq.cgi?flags=eygtnnl&root=config&basename=%5Cdata%5Calt%5Caltet Online database version of the Altaic Etymological Dictionary by S. Starostin, A. Dybo and O. Mudrak.
	Words with Heathen Origins in the Scriptures - http://www.innvista.com/culture/religion/bible/compare/heathen.htm An etymological study of numerous words used in churches and Scriptures that have their origin in pagan religions.

Take Our Word for It - http://www.takeourword.com/
Weekly etymology magazine.

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