eaglei Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Does anyone know of a good website for looking up word origins. I don't mean just the definitions; I mean the history of the word . . . TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 The best I've found is dictionary.com. I'd love to hear of something better though! :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 If you are willing to pay, the OED is the creme de la creme. I used to love to poke through my brothers multivolume edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 If you are willing to pay, the OED is the creme de la creme. I used to love to poke through my brothers multivolume edition. Many public libraries offer online electronic access with a valid card number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slug hollow Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Here's a word a day that has ok etymology & it is searchable. http://wordsmith.org/words/today.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 We've used the Online Etymology Dictionary before: http://www.etymonline.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I found www.wordorgins.org but it doesn't look helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglei Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Thank you one and all! I appreciate your help! I'll check each of these references. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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