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It's really interesting reading up on etymologies like that - thanks for the link! This is what I meant about the meaning being obscured too much, so it has to
by matt-snider 8y ago
It's really interesting reading up on etymologies like that - thanks for the link!
This is what I meant about the meaning being obscured too much, so it has to be simply memorized as one chunk.
- dredmorbius 8y agoI ... can spend a lot of time at Etym Online. Some fun finds: vodka, pollution, pen, fiction, dough.
- zerb 8y agoWhat do you think of Wiktionary? That's been my go-to for a long time.
- dredmorbius 8y agoStrictly on a UI/UX basis, it beats most other online dictionaries for not being annoying A.F. I haven't done a close evaluation, but itcompares favourably generally. I also use dict (Debian), which is mostly Foldoc and 1913 Webster. As well as several dead-tree dictionaaries & etymological dictionaries. Those stand up surprisingly poorly to online references in several cases, though the OED still proves useful.