| 1. | http://www.behindthename.com/ [1422] |
| Behind the Name: The etymology and history of surnames. Multilingual site. |
| Category: Vocabulary - Etymology
| | 2. | http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~wn/ [61] |
| Cogsci.Princeton.edu: A downloadable lexical database of American English, containing approximately 100,000 word forms. Divided into four categories: noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. |
| Category: Vocabulary - Etymology
| | 3. | http://www.esl-lounge.com/level6vocab.shtml [838] |
| ESL-lounge.com: Advanced vocabulary exercises. Vocabulary Multiple-Choice and Word Formation worksheets.
Answer keys are included on this page. |
| Category: Vocabulary - Etymology
| | 4. | http://www.etymologic.com/ [1691] |
| Etymologic.com: Etymologic is a tough word game to test your vocabulary knowledge. |
| Category: Vocabulary - Etymology
| | 5. | http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/ [3205] |
| Exploratorium.edu: About the histories and origins of words.
Examine words from different languages and determine which two languages are the most closely related.
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| Category: Vocabulary - Etymology
| | 6. | http://www.takeourword.com/index.html [3204] |
| TakeOurWord.com: A bi-weekly ezine about etymology, the study of the origin of words.
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| Category: Vocabulary - Etymology
| | 7. | http://www.takeourword.com/ [478] |
| TakeOurWord.com: A weekly web magazine regarding etymology, the study of the origin of English words. |
| Category: Vocabulary - Etymology
| | 8. | http://www.word-detective.com/ [480] |
| Word-Detetive.com: Online version of Words, Wit and Wisdom, a newspaper column that answers readers questions about words and language.
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| Category: Vocabulary - Etymology
| | 9. | http://www.wordspy.com/index.asp [481] |
| WordSpy.com: This Web site and its associated mailing list are devoted to recently coined words, existing words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance, and older words that are now being used in new ways. |
| Category: Vocabulary - Etymology
| | 10. | http://www.wordwizard.com/ [57] |
| WordWizard.com: Learn about word meanings, literature, slang, quotations, and insults.
Carefully-selected resources, news about words and writing, contributions from well-known writers about aspects of the English language, information about word or phrase origins, a selection of coinages, quotes and insults, as well as Slang Street. |
| Category: Vocabulary - Etymology
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