Lists of etymologies - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Lists Of Etymologies: Encyclopedia Ii - Lists Of Etymologies - Placename Etymology Or Toponymy
Lists of etymologies - Toponyms or Names derived from places. List of toponyms Chemical elements named after places Maghreb toponymy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etymology: Encyclopedia - Etymology
Etymology is the study of the origins of words. Some words have been derived from other languages, possibly in a changed form (the source...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Placename Etymology: Encyclopedia Ii - Placename Etymology - Placename Origins
Placename etymology - By Continent. The ancient Romans used the name Africa terra --- "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Eponyms: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Eponyms - L - Z
See List of eponyms (L-Z) An asterisk designates people who became eponyms despite their stated wishes not to. ... See also:List of epo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Subnational Name Etymologies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Subnational Name Etymologies - India
The element Pradesh appears in the names of many Indian states. It means "land" or "province" in Sanskrit. Andhra Pradesh: Land of the A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etymology: Encyclopedia Ii - Etymology - English Etymology
As a language, English is derived from the Anglo-Saxon, a dialect of West Germanic (as was Old Low German), although its current vocabula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eponym: Encyclopedia Ii - Eponym - Lists Of Eponyms
By person's name List of eponyms By category Adages Adjectives Asteroids Astronomical objects Cartoon characters Chemical elements Com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etymology: Encyclopedia Ii - Etymology - History Of Etymology
The search for meaningful origins for familiar or strange words is far older than the modern understanding of linguistic evolution and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Oklahoma County Name Etymologies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Oklahoma County Name Etymologies - Alphabetical By First Letter
List of Oklahoma county name etymologies - A. Adair County, Oklahoma: Adair was named for the Adair family of the Cherokee tribe. Alfa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Inventions Named After People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Inventions Named After People - The List
List of inventions named after people - A to G. Archimedes' screw – Archimedes Armstrong breech-loading gun – William George Armst...   » Read the article