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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? #203145 11/08/2011 2:41 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3 DaleM stranger DaleM stranger Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3 My 8 year old child has been asking a lot of questions about where words came from. Does anyone have recommendations for an etymology book that is appropriate for elementary school children? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? DaleM #203148 11/08/2011 2:54 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh There are few books about etymology that are appropriate for adults let alone 8 year-olds. You might want to get a good unabridged dictionary (e.g., Webster's 3rd, American-Heritage) and point out the etymologies for almost all entries. There is a Ten-Minute History of English available on YouTube (link), but it might be more appropriate for teens. I'll take a look at my linguistics library and see if I can find something ... you might think about getting a book geared to adults and reading it out loud to your child and trying to answer all his questions. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? zmjezhd #203152 11/08/2011 5:24 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3 DaleM stranger DaleM stranger Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3 I just searched Amazon and found quite a list that may be interesting. Does anyone know if any of these books are good? Amazon Etymology for Kids Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? DaleM #207853 10/30/2012 8:22 AM Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 2 Harjit Jandu stranger Harjit Jandu stranger Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 2 A few years back I had read this book by Linda Goodman, "Star Signs". She has allocated a number of pages on the topic "Lexigramming". It was quite an eye opener for me. The other idea is to use www.dictionary.com- they have given details about the words. I guess the second choice I mentioned is easier to grasp for anyone. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? DaleM #207854 10/30/2012 8:24 AM Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 2 Harjit Jandu stranger Harjit Jandu stranger Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 2 Hi Dale, I guess you could try www.dictionary.com. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? Harjit Jandu #207860 10/30/2012 3:22 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Hello Harjit, and welcome. Dale last posted a year ago, doubtful this person will receive your reply, but it is good to see new people here, again Welcome. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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