Online Etymology Dictionary This is a map of the wheel-ruts of modern English Etymologies are not definitions; they are explanations of what words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago The Online Etymology Dictionary was created in 2001 by Douglas Harper, who continues it; the etymonline domain name dates from 2003
Etymology - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline late 14c , ethimolegia "facts of the origin and development of a word," from Old French etimologie, ethimologie (14c , Modern French étymologie), from Latin etymologia, from Greek etymologia "analysis of a word to find its true origin," properly "study of the true sense (of a word)," with -logia "study of, a speaking of" (see -logy) + etymon "true sense, original meaning," neuter of etymos
Dictionnaire dEtymo en ligne | etymonline Voici une carte des sillons laissés par l'anglais moderne Les étymologies ne sont pas des définitions ; ce sont des explications sur ce que nos mots signifiaient et comment ils se prononçaient il y a 600 ou 2 000 ans Les dates indiquées à côté d'un mot correspondent à la première année attestée par un document écrit de ce mot (en anglais, sauf indication contraire)
Diccionario de Etimología en Línea | etymonline Este es un mapa de las huellas que dejaron las ruedas del inglés moderno Las etimologías no son definiciones; son explicaciones sobre el significado y la pronunciación que tenían nuestras palabras hace 600 o 2000 años Las fechas junto a cada palabra indican el año más antiguo del que se conserva un registro escrito de dicha palabra (en inglés, salvo que se indique lo contrario)
Word - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline late 14c , verbe, "a word" (a sense now obsolete but preserved in verbal, etc ); especially specifically in grammar, "a word that asserts or declares; that part of speech of which the office is predication, and which, either alone or with various modifiers or adjuncts, combines with a subject to make a sentence" [Century Dictionary] It is from Old French verbe "word; word of God; saying; part
線上詞源字典 | etymonline 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
Define - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline late 14c , deffinen, diffinen, "to specify; to fix or establish authoritatively;" of words, phrases, etc , "state the signification of, explain what is meant by, describe in detail," from Old French defenir, definir "to finish, conclude, come to an end; bring to an end; define, determine with precision," and directly from Medieval Latin diffinire, definire, from Latin definire "to limit