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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 Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? DaleM 11/08/2011 2:41 PM Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? zmjezhd 11/08/2011 2:54 PM Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? DaleM 11/08/2011 5:24 PM Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? Harjit Jandu 10/30/2012 8:22 AM Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? Harjit Jandu 10/30/2012 8:24 AM Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? LukeJavan8 10/30/2012 3:22 PM 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 Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,305 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,153 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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