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I am fascinated with the etymological studies. Etymology is the study of the history of words -- when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning have changed. In languages with a long written history, etymology makes use of philology, the study of how words change... more
Reviewed by cooky2002mishu Jan 24 2007, 09:12am ( 298 reviews ) • etymologic.com
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Rated by RozAgain on Nov 29, 3:46pm
A Word Game
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Rated by bordertourista on Nov 17, 4:20pm
way cool
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Rated by Verbessern on Nov 16, 12:56am
Learn
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Rated by levimadison on Nov 11, 7:23pm
I am a big fan of Etymology...great site.
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Reviewed by warriorkitty on Oct 22, 2:35am
that was fun and totally useless - which is why it was fun! :)
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Rated by geniuswaitress on Oct 17, 5:48pm
My Linguistics classes were apparently useless.
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Rated by Tarnished on Sep 22, 10:34am
Interesting- anyone got my spare brain?
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Rated by silverweb on Sep 01, 4:05pm
After playing this intriguing and instructive linguistic game, how about a game of "What would the English Language be if all of the words from {which ever language you choose} were removed?" Seriously thought-provoking. Many people don't actually know the origins of words which are used every day. Trust the English major on this one....it matters. A bit of insight in this direction just might cause some people to re-think some ideas they might have.
