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Take Our Word For It
A long-running weekly word-origin webzine with hundreds of issues on etymology, odd phrases and letters from readers, al…
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The Camel, the Rope, and the Needle's Eye
A classicist digs into the Greek word kamilos to ask whether the famous New Testament saying meant a camel or a rope, tr…
The Canine In Conversation
An illustrated compendium of dog idioms and metaphors in English, from dog days to hangdog, exploring what each phrase r…
The IKEA Dictionary
An unofficial guide to what IKEA product names mean, sorting more than 1,300 Swedish words, first names and places into…
The Names of England
English Heritage's interactive St George's flag built from thousands of surnames: search for yours and learn where it co…
The Phrase Finder
A reference site tracing the meanings and origins of thousands of English phrases, sayings, and idioms, researched by Ga…
The Virtual Linguist
A blog examining curious words, regional expressions, and the origins of idioms encountered in everyday reading and trav…
The Word Hord
A blog on Old English and Anglo-Saxon language and literature, unpacking archaic words, kennings, and the roots of moder…
Things Unexpectedly Named After People
A quick, fun list of brands, places and products with surprising namesakes, from PageRank and Taco Bell to Debian, perfe…
What Character Was Removed from the Alphabet?
A short etymology piece tracing the ampersand from its Latin roots to its former place as the 27th letter of the English…
What's the Difference Between -ectomy, -ostomy and -otomy?
A classic Straight Dope answer explaining the medical suffixes for cutting out, making an opening, and cutting into, wit…
Why Ships Use Port and Starboard
A short NOAA explainer on why sailors say port and starboard instead of left and right, with the surprising history of t…
Wiktionary
The free multilingual dictionary of the Wikimedia family, with definitions, etymologies, and translations across hundred…
Word Spy
A long-running archive tracking newly coined English words and phrases as they emerge in print, with citations and dates…
Wordorigins.org
A word-history site and forum dissecting the real etymology behind common English words and phrases, correcting popular…
World Wide Words
A meticulously researched site exploring the origins and byways of English words and phrases, written by a former dictio…
Zhongwen.com
A classic Chinese character dictionary breaking down characters into their etymological components with historical expla…
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