Etymology - Musharof Chy
Clichés and Expressions Origins
English language terms and expressions.
Word Quests for Word Seekers
Searchable dictionary of word origins, organized in cross-referenced thematic lists by Latin and/or...
World Wide Words
Michael Quinion writes about International English from a British viewpoint. Hundreds of pages on t...
Richard Lederer's Verbivore
Linguistic fun from, Richard Lederer, the best-selling author of The Word Circus and the new Sleepi...
The Word Detective
Words and language in a humorous vein. The online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column...
Word Spy
Collection of recently coined words, existing words that have enjoyed a recent Renaissance, and old...
Online Etymology Dictionary
History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms.
MooT
The game of grammar, semantics, and etymology. Play online the game that investigates the history a...
The Phrase Finder
The meanings and origins of thousands of English phrases and sayings. Also includes a discussion fo...
American Dialect Society
A scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.