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Interessen liegen in den Bereichen Etymologie , Slavistik, Romanistik, Balkanologie und Orientalistik sowie Dialektologie, Areallinguistik, Soziolinguistik und Onomastik.

A resource for obscure and rare words.

Presented with ten randomly selected roots.

Play (on-line) Moot - the critically acclaimed Canadian board-game that tests your knowledge of the English language.

Includes names from around the world for use with babies and pets.

Die Seite enthält Listen mit etymologischen Angaben zu Wörtern aus verschiedenen Themenbereichen. Für die Suche entweder den Themenbereich im linken Rahmen oder den ersten und zweiten Buchstaben des gesuchten Wortes im rechten Rahmen wählen.
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Relates medical terminology to the humanities, offering a weekly overview with references to classical etymology.

Lawrence J. Howell's and Hikaru Morimoto's kanji dictionary, with hypothetical phonosemantic "etymologies, " is searchable by character, radical, stroke count, or pronunciation. (UTF-8)

Slang to English and vice versa, money slang, and visitor questions. A rhyming slang site with examples of how to use the various slang expressions.

Provides the origin and translation of Chinese characters. Includes pictures with the ancient ways of writing the character.

The meaning and history of first names.
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Searchable database featuring the etymology and history of last names.

Offers examples of American slang found in popular songs and movies. Also includes insults, body parts, bad words and their meanings.

Descriptions of the people, places and things of Tolkien's Middle-earth in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Chinese language and culture site with literature from Lao Zi to the present day. Individual Chinese characters linked to English translation.
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Contains writings, interests and links of a freelance writer.

Helpful information to be found on the craft of writing and research. Website with writing quotes and links or sign up for the monthly newsletter.

Subscription-based site for vocabulary development, showcasing the Latin and Greek roots of English words.

A weekly podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do.

UK Company that manufactures Scientific Instruments such as Refractometers and Polarimeters.