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  2. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology is an etymological dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press.The first editor of the dictionary was Charles Talbut Onions, who spent his last twenty years largely devoted to completing the first edition, published in 1966, which treated over 38,000 words and went to press just before his death.

  3. Online Etymology Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Online Etymology Dictionary. The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper. [ 1]

  4. A Dictionary of English Etymology - Wikipedia

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    PE1580. A Dictionary of English Etymology is an etymological dictionary of the English language written by Hensleigh Wedgwood and published by Trübner and Company in three volumes from 1859 to 1865 (vol. 1 1859, vol. 2 1862, vol. 3 1865), with a second edition published in 1871. [1] It was reviewed anonymously [2] [3] [4] and by Herbert Coleridge.

  5. List of state and territory name etymologies of the United ...

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    Twenty other state names derive from European languages: seven come from Latin (mostly from Latinized forms of English personal names, one of those coming from Welsh), five from English, five from Spanish, and three from French (one of those via English). The source language/language family of the remaining five states is disputed or unclear ...

  6. An Universal Etymological English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    An Universal Etymological English Dictionary was a dictionary compiled by Nathan Bailey (or Nathaniel Bailey) and first published in London in 1721. It was the most popular English dictionary of the eighteenth century until the publication of Samuel Johnson 's massive dictionary in 1755. As an indicator of its popularity, the dictionary reached ...

  7. Etymological dictionary - Wikipedia

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    An etymological dictionary discusses the etymology of the words listed. Often, large dictionaries, such as the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's , will contain some etymological information, without aspiring to focus on etymology.

  8. List of English words of Etruscan origin - Wikipedia

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    from balteus, "sword belt." The sole connection between this word and Etruscan is a statement by Marcus Terentius Varro that it was of Etruscan origin. All else is speculation. [11] catamite. Latin, from Etruscan catmite, from the Ancient Greek Ganymede, cupbearer to Zeus. Bonfante and most others accept this etymology.

  9. Category:English etymology - Wikipedia

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    List of proposed etymologies of OK. Online Etymology Dictionary. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology.