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Modern English Etymology

Name: Modern English Etymology
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Journey from Anglo-Saxon roots to literary masterpieces. Explore a scholarly dictionary of origins, slang, and archaic terms enriched with insights from Shakespeare, Chaucer, and the classics.

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Thuy Duong

Uncover the Secret History of Language

Trace the evolution of your vocabulary with deep linguistic roots, literary context from the masters, and curated topics for the lifelong learner.

Deep Linguistic Roots

Trace words back to their Anglo-Saxon, Greek, Latin, and Old Norse origins with exhaustive cross-references.

Verified Literary Context

See words in action through historic quotes from Shakespeare, Dickens, and Chaucer to understand their true evolution.

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Modern English Etymology - A list of words starting with A in the Modern English Etymology dictionary app interface — A list of words starting with A in the Modern English Etymology dictionary app interface

Modern English Etymology - A detailed dictionary entry for the word abandon showing its linguistic origins and historical usage. — A detailed dictionary entry for the word abandon showing its linguistic origins and historical usage.

Modern English Etymology - A detailed etymological entry for the word bachelor showing its linguistic roots. — A detailed etymological entry for the word bachelor showing its linguistic roots.

Modern English Etymology - Screenshot of the Modern English Etymology app showing a list of linguistic origin topics such as Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Latin. — Screenshot of the Modern English Etymology app showing a list of linguistic origin topics such as Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Latin.

Modern English Etymology - Modern English Etymology app displaying a list of words derived from Greek origins — Modern English Etymology app displaying a list of words derived from Greek origins

Modern English Etymology - A list of English words derived from Hindi such as bungalow and cheetah in the Modern English Etymology app. — A list of English words derived from Hindi such as bungalow and cheetah in the Modern English Etymology app.

Description

This app offers a dictionary of modern English etymology. The classic dictionary contains most of the more common words, plus slang, archaic words and phrases, and common foreign words. Roots are identified, cross-references to words with similar roots are listed and colloquial usages and alternate spellings are given. In each entry, roots in Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, Greek or Latin, Old and modern French, Anglo-Indian, German, African, Spanish, etc., are identified; in hundreds of cases, especially odd or amusing listings, earliest known usage is mentioned and sense is indicated in quotations from Dickens, Shakespeare, Chaucer, "Piers Plowman," Defoe, O. Henry, Spenser, Byron, Kipling, and so on, and from contemporary newspapers, translations of the Bible, and dozens of foreign-language authors. ● Topics: - Over 100 topics - Discover words in the same topic ● Other features - Save an entry - Search an entry - Words of the day - Advanced search ● If you want to give feedback or suggest a new feature, please send us an email. We love getting feedback from users.