Online version of the indexes of R.L. Turner's 1962-1985 dictionary from the Digital Dictionaries of South Asia.
Online database version of the Altaic Etymological Dictionary by S. Starostin, A. Dybo and O. Mudrak.
A scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.
English language terms and expressions.
Devoted to etymology of common words and slang phrases.
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.
Dedicated to gathering sayings and idioms and their translation/explanation from all over Europe. User contributions welcome.
Exploring English words that are derived from Latin and Greek sources with etymologies and vocabulary activities.
An advanced Latin-Greek-English vocabulary source of etymologies with thematic units of roots, prefixes, and suffixes, and vocabulary quizzes.
The game of grammar, semantics, and etymology. Play online the game that investigates the history and meaning of English words.
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.
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.
The origins of New York State's county names.
History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms.
Presents a word a day complete with pronunciation, spellings, etymology, quotations and date chart.
Relates medical terminology to the humanities, offering a weekly overview with references to classical etymology.
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.
An etymological dictionary you can download by Prof. Eugene Cotter, Seton Hall University.
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.
A new word or phrase posted every week giving you the meaning, origin and an example of the usage of the word or phrase.