Wordorigins.org

Category:	Art and Humanities
Title:	Wordorigins.org
Listing URL:	http://www.wordorigins.org/
Description:	This site is devoted to the origins of words and phrases, or as a linguist would put it, to etymology. Etymology is the study of word origins. (It is not the study of insects; that is entomology.) Where words come from is a fascinating subject, full of folklore and historical lessons. Often, popular tales of a word's origin arise. Sometimes these are true; more often they are not. While it often seems disappointing when a neat little tale turns out to be untrue, almost invariably the true origin is just as interesting.
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Link added:	Aug 12, 2007

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