| World Wide Words Michael Quinion writes about International English from a British viewpoint. Hundreds of pages on the history, origins, evolution and idiosyncrasies of English, with features on new words and words in the news. | |
| Words with Heathen Origins in the Scriptures An etymological study of numerous words used in churches and Scriptures that have their origin in pagan religions. | |
| Word Spy Collection of recently coined words, existing words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance, and older words that are now being used in new ways. | |
| Word Sources Includes a searchable database of Latin and Greek roots and affixes, a free newsletter, and links to other sites. | |
| Word Quests for Word Seekers Searchable dictionary of word origins, organized in cross-referenced thematic lists by Latin and/or Greek roots. English entries are also defined. | |
| Word Origins and Meanings of Economic Terms Click on a word and go right to a brief discussion of its origin. | |
| Word Origins This regularly updated page, provided by The Writer's Place, focuses on a word and its spelling, pronunciation, and derivation. | |
| Word and Phrase Origins Directory. Part of the Internet Public Library. Describes books and web sites that might be helpful. Offers a hint on how to use an ordinary search engine when looking for etymology. | |
| What's The Meaning of This? The origins of quirky English words and phrases like 'In like Flynn' and 'blackmail.' | |
| The Word Detective Words and language in a humorous vein. The online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. Written by Evan Morris. | |
| The Phrase Finder The meanings and origins of thousands of English phrases and sayings. Also contains a discussion forum to ask a panel questions on the meaning and origin of phrases. | |
| Take Our Word for It Weekly etymology magazine. | |
| Taiwan Teacher A new word or phrase posted every week giving you the meaning, origin and an example of the usage of the word or phrase. | |
| Sayings and Everyday Expressions Your online source for the sayings and expressions you use everyday. Search for their meaning, history and origin, find sayings, expressions, phrases, quotations, cliches, unusual words, and wordplay. | |
| Roots of English An etymological dictionary you can download by Prof. Eugene Cotter, Seton Hall University. | |
| Richard Lederer's Verbivore Linguistic fun from, Richard Lederer, the best-selling author of The Word Circus and the new Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay, a helpful guide for grappling with vexing grammar questions. | |
| Pandora's Word Box Relates medical terminology to the humanities, offering a weekly overview with references to classical etymology. | |
| Oxford English Dictionary Presents a word a day complete with pronunciation, spellings, etymology, quotations and date chart. | |
| Origin of Phrases Categorized etymologies of phrases. | |
| Online Etymology Dictionary History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms. | |
