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A Historical Linguistics Lexicon. A glossary of etymological and historical linguistics terms and concepts can be found here. If you’d like to download it, a PDF version is here (181 Kb). Links to Other Sites. These are various sources used in the creation of this site or that are useful for etymological/linguistic work in general. Oft-Used Sources
2 days ago · Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, the principal authority on the origin and development of English words, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology contains a wealth of information about the English language and its history.
The online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet's go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms.
3 days ago · Combining both accessibility and authority, The Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins describes the origins and development of over 3,000 words and phrases in the English language.
This unique resource book discusses the main problems in the methodology of etymological research and contains indexes of subjects, names, and all of the root words. Each entry is a full-fledged article, shedding light for the first time on the source of some of the most widely disputed word origins in the English language.
This text is the most complete and the most reliable etymological dictionary of the English language ever published. There are some 24,000 main entries, and with the derivatives, the total...
Root and Branch: Revising the etymological component of the Oxford English Dictionary. This paper provides an overview, with examples, of the style and policy being employed in the preparation of the etymological and linguistic components of the third edition of the Oxford English….
