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Dictionary of Latin and Greek Origins: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classical Origins of English Words by Bob Moore and Maxine Moore, 2000 The Derivative Spelling-Book: Giving the Origin of Every Word from the Greek, Latin, Saxon, German, Teutonic, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Other Languages, ... Their Present Acceptation and Pronunciation by John Rowbotham, 2010-03-10 Once upon a Word: True Tales of Word Origins by Rob Kyff, 2003-04-01 The Origin of the Word Amen: Ancient Knowledge the Bible Has Never Told by O. Kwame Osei, 2006 Abracadabra to Zombie: More Than 300 Wacky Word Origins by Don L. Wulffson, 2003-11-10 Bees' Knees and Barmy Armies: Origins of the Words and Phrases We Use Every Day by Harry Oliver, 2009-04-01 WordPower!: Word Origins (Word power) by John Butterworth, 2003-07-03 Word Origins (Fun with English) Vocabulary Energizers II, Stories of Word Origins by David Popkin, 2004 Verbivore's Feast: Second Course: More Word & Phrase Origins by The Wordsmith Chrysti, 2006-10-30 Dictionary of Word Origins by Linda Flavell, Roger Flavell, 1995-05 Verbivore's Feast: A Banquet of Word & Phrase Origins by Chrysti the Wordsmith, 2004-06 Word Origins and Their Romantic Stories by WILFRED FUNK, 1950 QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins by Robert Hendrickson, 2004

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41. Compare Prices And Read Reviews On Dictionary Of Word Origins At Epinions.com
    Epinions has the best comparison shopping information on Dictionaryof word origins. Compare Dictionary of word origins. Overall  
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42. Dictionary Of Word Origins (Softcover)
    the Dictionary of word origins would be a good choice. Verbatim What is thelink between map and apron, acrobat and oxygen, zeal and jealousy, flour and  
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    Extractions: What is the link between map and apron, acrobat and oxygen, zeal and jealousy, flour and pollen, secret and crime? Did you know that crimson comes originally from the name of tiny scale insects, the kermes, from whose dried bodies a red dyestuff is made? That Yankee started life as a nickname for Dutchmen? That omelette evolved from amulettee, ?a thin sheet of metal,? and is a not-to-distant cousin of the word laminate? That jeans find their antecedent in jean fustian , meaning '? cotton fabric from Genoa'? Written in a clear and informative style, the more then 8,000 articles reveal the origins of and links between some of the most common English-language words. They also contain an extensive selection of words whose life histories are intrinsically fascinating or instructive. This dictionary shows how modern English has developed from its Indo-European roots and how the various influences on the language?from migration and invasion to exploration, trade, technology, and scholarship?have intermingled. It presents valuable, up-to-date information on new words and coinages, with entries on neologisms ranging from motel and xerox to the more recent yuppie and glasnost. The articles are cross-referenced and alphabetically organized, and provide both the year a word was first recorded in English and its key etymons.

43. RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: WORD-ORIGINS
    Translations and word origins WORDORIGINS Mailing List. WORD-ORIGINS-L. To joinWORD-ORIGINS-D, do the same thing with WORD-ORIGINS-D-request@rootsweb.com.  
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    Extractions: Translations and Word Origins: WORD-ORIGINS Mailing List WORD-ORIGINS-L For questions about this list, contact the list administrator at WORD-ORIGINS-admin@rootsweb.com. Unsubscribing. To leave WORD-ORIGINS-L , send mail to WORD-ORIGINS-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word unsubscribe in the message subject and body. To leave WORD-ORIGINS-D, do the same thing with WORD-ORIGINS-D-request@rootsweb.com. Archives. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them, going from one message to another. Some list archives are not available; if there is a link here to an archive but the link doesn't work, it probably just means that no messages have been posted to that list yet. About Us Contact Us ... Privacy Statement

44. RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: Translations And Word Origins
    at RootsWeb, Account Information, Need Help? Translations and WordOrigins Mailing Lists ABOUTWORDS LATIN-WORDS NICKNAMES OLD  
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45. Ask Jeeves: Search Results For "Word Origins"
    Popular Web Sites for word origins . Search Results 1 10 Ranked byPopularity, Next . 1. Take Our Word For It, the weekly word-origin  
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46. Ask Jeeves: Search Results For "English Word Origins"
    Popular Web Sites for English word origins . Search Results 1 10Ranked by Popularity, Next . 1. Encarta World English Dictionary  
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47. Dumb Facts
    Dumb Facts word origins. So where did all of our modern (or we thought)terms come from? Find out here at Dumb Facts! Lobbyist. Copyright  
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    well, i was just at your site, and reading through the bit on word origins, andthe 'fleur delacour' bit should be 'flower of courtship' coz she was flirting  
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    Extractions: How did JK Rowling come up with her character's weird names? Here are some of their hidden meanings: Argus (Argus Filch)-The hundred-eyed servant of Zeus' wife, Hera, who watched over a girl to make sure Zeus never saw her again. Sybil (Sybil Trelawney)- One who can predict the future. Lupin (Remus Lupin)- Wolflike Also, Remus was the twin of Romulus, founder of Rome, according to legend. In that legend, they were both nursed by a wolf. Minerva (Minerva McGonagall)- Is a roman name but when translated to greek, it becomes athene which means: the goddess of wisdom. Athene is the virgin goddess of intellect and invention. She is one of only three who can resist the charms and spells of Aphrodite, goddess of love. Hippogriff - .The "griff" comes from griffin, and the "hippo" comes from hippo. Hippos are nothing but river horses. So they are half bird (griffin) and half horse (hippo). Basilisk - A basilisk is a mythical serpent with a chickens head that can kill with one glance. Pheonix- A mythical bird that burns itself and is reborn from the ashes.

49. Rambling On: Etymology & Word Origins
    « Northern Coasts Main Recall space tragedy » January 22, 2003Etymology word origins Etymology the study of word origins.  
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    Extractions: Main January 22, 2003 I was writing an email and the ole Throw the baby out with the bath water made its way from the mind to the keystrokes, and I seemed to remember something written about this on the web a year or so ago... Etymology: the study of word origins I searched for origins and and the phrase which listed listed this web site:

50. Word And Phrase Origins, Courtesy Of Global Honk
    HomeAdviceAsk AdviceWeb SearchSite Newsword origins Wordand Phrase Origins. EconomyTravel.com All Thumbs Referring to  
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    Extractions: Referring to someone as all thumbs was not used until after the birth of Jeremiah Willingston (October 15, 1817). Poor little Jeremiah had no real fingers, and was born with a total of ten thumbs, all perfectly formed. "Fortunately" for Jeremiah, the four extra thumbs on each hand were shaped as the normal thumb would be on the oppposing hand, so he was able to get along in life fairly well. What exactly is bumbling? What is bumble? Bumb was the original spelling of the word bomb, bumble was the noise heard when a bomb went off. Bomb, boom, bumb, bumble; these words all tie in with each other. Bumbling idiot is a very descriptive term for an individual of below normal intellect that spends his or her time making booming noises.

51. Dictionary Of Word Origins
    Dictionary of word origins. Dictionary of word origins. The Historyof More Than 8,000 EnglishLanguage Words. John Ayto. alcohol 16  
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    Extractions: Dictionary of Word Origins The History of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words John Ayto alcohol [16] Originally, alcohol was a powder, not a liquid. The word comes from Arabic al-kuhul Travels alcohol Alcohol of wine alcohol was being used on its own for the intoxicating ingredient in strong liquor. The more precise chemical definition (a compound with a hydroxyl group bound to a hydrocarbon group) developed in the 19th century. ale [OE] Old English ealu *aluth- , which also produced Old Norse (Scandinavian languages still use ale -related words, whereas other Germanic languages now only use beer alum and aluminum Ale and beer seem to have been virtually synonymous to the Anglo-Saxons; various distinctions in usage have developed over the centuries, such as that ale is made without hops, and is heavier (or some would say lighter) than beer, but most of the differences have depended on local usage. The word bridal is intimately connected with ale . Nowadays used as an adjective, and therefore subconscously associated with other adjectives ending in -al cocoa [18] Like chocolate cocoa came to English from the Nahuatl language of the Aztec people. Their

52. Word For The Wise Transcripts
    Such apocryphal stories about word origins are always popular, butmost are downright false or at least impossible to verify.  
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    Extractions: Word for the Wise Script for January 27, 1998 Thomas Crapper died on January 27, 1910. Mr. Crapper, a British manufacturer of sanitary appliances, is remembered as the inventor of the flush toilet (at least he patented it first), and many claim his name gave English a vulgar synonym for the water closet. The eponymous tale of Thomas Crapper is a great story, but there's no evidence to support it. We know that in its earliest uses in the mid-nineteenth century crapper was a verb; the noun form didn't appear in print until twenty years after Crapper died, and then in American English, not British. Such apocryphal stories about word origins are always popular, but most are downright false or at least impossible to verify. For instance, people have believed for years that a British doctor named Condom invented (and gave his name to) a contraceptive device for Charles II, a king noted for his licentious activities. Others claim that prophylactic is named for a town in France or comes from the Latin word for guardian . There's no evidence for any of those accounts. As long as we're on slightly risque topics, we may as well clear up any rumors about the naming of the

53. Reflective Surface: Word Origins
    Reflective Surface word origins. Jump to navigation. October 01, 2002. word origins.word origins has a list of words and phrases with their etymology explained.  
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54. Genealogy Resources On The Internet - Translations And Word
    TRANSLATIONS AND word origins MAILING LISTS. URL http//www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_trans.html.Last update December 29, 2002  
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    Extractions: Mailing Lists Usenet Newsgroups Telnet Sites Gopher Sites ... Email sites URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_trans.html Last update: December 29, 2002 by John Fuller, Register Resource Update Resource Report a Broken Link HessenGenWeb (Hessen and predecessors such as Hessen-Darmstadt, Hessen-Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Kurhessen, and Rheinhessen) HessenGenWeb . A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the area known as Hessen, Germany, and all its predecessors such as Hessen-Darmstadt, Hessen-Kassel, Hessen-Nassau, Kurhessen, and Rheinhessen. Among other things, the list offers assistance in research from several experts and free language translation. The languages for the list are English and German. Interested individuals may want to check out the

55. Ye Olde English Sayings
    A quick, funto-read collection of the origins of terms and some of the sayings even go back to ancient Category Science Social Sciences Resources Slang IdiomsYe Olde English Sayings A REALITY CHECK FROM A VISITOR TO THESE PAGES Iam a long time lover of word origins. I enjoyed your page very much!  
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    Extractions: A REALITY CHECK FROM A VISITOR TO THESE PAGES: I am a long time lover of word origins. I enjoyed your page very much! I think it would be nice, however, if you pointed out that many of your origins are "folk etymologies" ... stories passed among us to explain where words came from that are not necessarily based in linguistic "truth" THE CLINK The name of a prison which was on Clink Street in the Southwark area of London. Claudie wrote: I always thought that the doors of the cells went "clink" when they shut behind the prisoner. Maybe a more accurate name would be the "clang". BLACK MARKET In medieval England there were nomadic mercenaries who wandered the country side and would sell their services to the highest bidder. These were hardened fighters who lived solitary lives in the wilderness. They did not have the luxury of servants to polish their armor and it would oxidize to a blackish hue, and they came to be known as black knights. At local town festivals they would have exhibition jousting matches in which the winner of the fight would win the loser's weapons and armor. The local gentry, softened by the good life, would lose to these black knights. The nomadic knights didn't have much use for an extra set of armor and would sell it back to them immediately after the fight. The losing nobility would be forced to buy back their armor and this after market came to be known as the "Black Market" (submitted by Gonzalo).

56. More Word Origins 8
    It is related to the word pray also. It was the translation of Stevin's bookinto English that produced the first use of the word Decimal in English.  
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    Extractions: of Interest Affine Geometry is the study of measures that are preserved under a transformation that carries each point (x,y) to a new point (ax + cy + e, bx + dy + f). This is sometimes described as a parallel projection from one plane to another. Euler was one of the first to study affine geometry. In an affine geometry Euclid's third and fourth postulates no longer apply. The main root of affine comes from the Latin root finis for end or border. The prefix is a mutation of ad with the meaning near and the combination was used to mean sharing a common boundary. This was generalized to sharing a common interest of most any kind. Today affinity refers to an attraction of almost any kind. Axiom In the language of mathematics and logic, an axiom is a statement that is considered to be true without need for proof. The word is often used interchangeably with postulate . The origin comes from the Greek root axios for worthy. An axiom is something that is accepted as worthy of its own accord, without proof or risk of refutation. The root shares a common origin with words relating to leadership or influence such as agitate, agent, and examine. Some other words from this relationship include agony, which originally meant a great conflict or contest, and ambassador (one who is sent around).

57. Learn.co.uk - Learning Resources For The National Curriculum, Online Lessons, GC
    word origins, What do you know about the story of English? When wasthe language first spoken? For how long has it been around? Work  
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58. Haypenny: Word Origins - Tuesday, August 20, 2002
    word origins Tuesday, August 20, 2002. Despite the lies being fed to you by theWhig media, not all English words started off as fully formed English words.  
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    Extractions: Tuesday, August 20, 2002. Despite the lies being fed to you by the Whig media, not all English words started off as fully formed English words. Many words that you and I know and love and use today started off quite differently. Not surprisingly, the stories of the origins of some of the most popular words in the English language can be quite amusing and, more importantly, negligibly educational. So sit back, tell the Whigs where they can shove their stupid lies and enjoy yourself some learning as we explore the origins of three more words. Guitar The word “guitar” has only been around since 1977, even though the instrument now known as the guitar has been around for much longer—at least since the 1960s. Before it became known by its current name, the guitar was called “Jimmy Carter” by music enthusiasts and “the worst modern president” by most who played the instrument. So what happened in 1977 that caused “Jimmy Carter” and “the worst modern president” to become undesirable names for the six-stringed instrument and led to the creation of the word “guitar” to describe it?

59. Haypenny: Word Origins - Wednesday, May 29, 2002
    word origins Wednesday, May 29, 2002. word origins are the funniestthing I can think of. Lots of ordinary, everyday words come  
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    Extractions: Wednesday, May 29, 2002. Word origins are the funniest thing I can think of. Lots of ordinary, everyday words come from some of the most hilarious and earth-shattering places. Take the word ordinary for example. Would you believe that this word started as a mistake and then shortly after became the hippest new slang word around? It’s true! John Wilkes Booth accidentally stuttered the fake phrase ord-I-narrey when he forgot what he had planned to yell while slaughtering the country’s most beloved president. It was nonsense at the time but he was trying to yell something that sounded Latin. Because what he really meant to yell was the phrase Sic Sempar Tyrannous, which is a Latin phrase meaning Kill Abe Lincoln! Killing presidents became so commonplace that every time someone killed a president they would, as a joke, yell ord-I-narrey . And that joke became so commonplace that everybody in the world understood it and used the phrase to describe everyday occurrences. And finally in 1922 congress changed it to one word ordinary meaning not so special and begged all the dictionary companies to put it in their dictionaries.

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