2007-01-24 10:22:31 · 7 answers · asked by yordanos g 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
dictinoary.com has the origins as well as wordsmyth.com and the regular old fashioned books...or u can go to google.com and lets say the word u want to find the origin for is FASHION..
type in on google search ...The origin of the word fashion
2007-01-24 10:30:07 · answer #1 · answered by Angela G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up the word on an online dictionary and the origin of the word will usually be given towards the end of the explanation. It will often give the foreign word from which it is derived such as its Latin origin. The same is true in a regular bound dictionary .
http://www.wordorigins.org/ This site will also give the origin of some words that are of particular interest.
2007-01-24 10:35:52 · answer #2 · answered by whatever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any good dictionary will generally do the trick.
If you need the definitive word, find a decent library and ask to see the Oxford English Dictionary. It comprises the full scope of what's known about the language in 15 or so volumes.
2007-01-24 10:32:05 · answer #3 · answered by Georgia Fella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dictionary tells the origins of words as far as what language they came from. I don't know about the online dictionaries, but the old fashioned big heavy ones do anyway.
2007-01-24 10:27:28 · answer #4 · answered by Lt. Dan reborn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dictionary will tell you the word's origin.
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2007-01-24 10:46:23 · answer #5 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's called the etymology. You could try looking it up here:
www.etymonline.com/
2007-01-24 10:28:44 · answer #6 · answered by wildthang 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
webster's dictionary
2007-01-24 10:30:02 · answer #7 · answered by Michael K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋