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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Word Origins Sources Needed #82976 10/07/2002 3:24 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3 Grace stranger Grace stranger Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 3 I am having a time finding wonderful word-origin books, complete with source language and original meaning. Any on or off-line recommendations please? Grace Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word Origins Sources Needed #82977 10/07/2002 3:26 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Sure, but first: were the responses in your 'Six Languages' query helpful? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word Origins Sources Needed #82978 10/07/2002 3:34 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Here's a url for books for sale that deal with word origins: http://www.worldsearch.com/ktd.lisa/Etymology/books/en. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word Origins Sources Needed #82979 10/07/2002 4:28 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Try this: http://www.wordorigins.org Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Word Origins Sources Needed #82980 10/07/2002 4:32 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Another good etymology site:http://www.geocities.com/etymonline/h4etym.htm Also: http://www.bartleby.com/61/21/H0312100.html 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 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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