81. EBooks.com - Dictionary Of Word Origins EBook This fascinating, authoritative reference dictionary supplies the answers to hundreds of questions about the derivations of words we use everyday. http://usa2.ebooks.com/ebooks/book_display.asp?IID=154733

82. JAMA -- Medical Meanings: A Glossary Of Word Origins, June 23/30, 2004, Dirckx 2 Medical Language Medical Meanings A Glossary of word origins. by William S. Haubrich, 2nd ed, 267 pp, $33, ISBN 1930513-49-6, Philadelphia, Pa, http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/291/24/3015-a

Select Journal or Resource JAMA Archives of Dermatology Facial Plastic Surgery Family Medicine (1992-2000) General Psychiatry Internal Medicine Neurology Ophthalmology Surgery Student JAMA (1998-2004) JAMA CareerNet For The Media Meetings Peer Review Congress Vol. 291 No. 24, June 23/30, 2004 Featured Link E-mail Alerts Books, Journals, New Media Article Options Full text PDF Send to a Friend Similar articles in this journal Literature Track Add to File Drawer Download to Citation Manager Articles in PubMed by Dirckx JH Contact me when this article is cited Medical Language Medical Meanings: A Glossary of Word Origins by William S. Haubrich, 2nd ed, 267 pp, $33, ISBN 1-930513-49-6, Philadelphia, Pa, American College of Physicians, 2003. JAMA. Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings. The appearance of a new edition of a reference book usually implies the exhaustion of the previous edition, a rapidly evolving field, or an energetic author who still has a great deal more to say. Apparently all three of those factors underlie the release

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85. Abracadabra To Zombie: More Than 500 Wacky Word Origins (Penguin) Doi:10.1221/05 Abracadabra to Zombie More Than 500 Wacky word origins Author(s) Wulffson, Don L., Wulffson, Pam, and Lee, Jared D. Format Hardcover http://dx.doi.org/10.1221/0525471006

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87. Wilton S Word Phrase Origins Etymological site offers a brief history of the English language, discussion boards and a search feature. http://www.wordorigins.org/

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88. Biblioteca Pública Por Internet: Pathfinders Directory. Part of the Internet Public Library. Describes books and web sites that might be helpful. Offers a hint on how to use an ordinary search engine when looking for etymology. http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48468

dqmcodebase = "/javascript/" Subject Collections Business Computers Education ... Pathfinders This collection All of the IPL Advanced Word and Phrase Origins This guide is designed for anyone who is looking for the origin of words and/or phrases, also called etymology (these terms will be used interchangeably in this pathfinder). Both print-based and Web-based sources are included. Internet Sources Searching for Etymology Print Resources Internet Sources In general, web sites on word and phrase origins are good, but not comprehensive: most of them are question services of a sort, and the answers are posted on the site. Some of these archives can be quite large, and not necessarily organized by anything more than date of posting; if you're looking for something specific, use the find Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable http://www.bibliomania.com From the 1894 work of the same name; this is extensively cross-referenced, and excellent for phrases which have their roots in literature or mythology. Follow the Research - Reference links from the Bibliomania home page. The Word Detective http://www.word-detective.com

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HOME EBAY MESSAGE BOARDS SCI-FI COMIC ... REVIEWS SEARCH CATEGORIES actors/actresses aliens/UFOs anime sci-fi art/artists ... talk sci-fi EXTRAS sci-fi news reviews sci-fi games contests ... advertise with us ADS SPONSORS SCI-FI UNIVERSE OF FORREST J ACKERMAN Forrest J Ackerman is a god of sci-fi geeks (and this is a good thing), but some of you might be asking who is that? Although you may not know it, you probably already know who Forrest Ackerman is. Forrest J Ackerman has helped shape the world of science fiction that we enjoy to this day. He was around from the beginning of scientifiction, which later became science fiction, and he is the one who coined the often controversial term sci-fi. As an author, editor, publisher, literary agent, actor and above all fan Mr. Ackerman has been a part of nearly every aspect of science fiction. He founded the publication Famous Monsters of Filmland , knew great actors like Vincent Price and Bela Lugosi (two of my personal favorites) and was boyhood friends with Ray Bradbury and Ray Harryhausen. As an actor himself he has acted in some sixty films. So even though you may not recall the name Forrest J Ackerman, but as a science fiction fan yourself you most likely have been influenced, inspired or affected by him in one way or another. As a sci-fi fan he has amassed a collection of film memorabilia so great it fills his 18 room mansion in Hollywood, California or as Forry would say "Horrorwood, Karloffornia".

92. Biblevotes Claims that The Bible was not handed to mankind by God, nor was it dictated to human stenographers by God. It has nothing to do with God. In actuality, the Bible was VOTED to be the word of God by a group of men during the 4th century. Deist perspective. http://www.deism.com/biblevotes.htm

THE BIBLE'S UNHOLY ORIGINS by Robert L. Johnson Many rank and file Christians sincerely believe the Bible is a direct communication from God to man. I know I used to believe it was when I was a Christian. And from recent conversations with many sincere Christians I know this is currently true for many believers. Once it is proven to our God-given reason that the Bible is strictly a man-made collection of mythology the mind loses yet another shackle of "revelation" and is soon on its way to full freedom and progress. The Bible was not handed to mankind by God, nor was it dictated to human stenographers by God. It has nothing to do with God. In actuality, the Bible was VOTED to be the word of God by a group of men during the 4th century. According to Professor John Crossan of Biblical Studies at DePaul University the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (274-337 CE), (a bust of Constantine is pictured below) who was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity, needed a single canon to be agreed upon by the Christian leaders to help him unify the remains of the Roman Empire. Until this time the various Christian leaders could not decide which books would be considered "holy" and thus "the word of God" and which ones would be excluded and not considered the word of God. Emperor Constantine, who was Roman Emperor from 306 CE until his death in 337 CE, used what motivates many to action -

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Entire AskOxford Site Ask the Experts English dictionary Quotations dictionary First Names dictionary Entire UK Book Catalogue HOME SHOP EDUCATION PRESS ROOM ... FOREIGN LANGUAGES SELECT VIEW You are currently in the US view Frequently Asked Questions Word Origins What is the origin of the word 'OK'? Printer Friendly Version There have been numerous attempts to explain the emergence of this curious colloquial expression, which seems to have swept into popular use in the US during the mid-19th century. Most of them are undoubtedly pure speculation. It does not seem at all likely, from the linguistic and historical evidence, that it derives from the Scots expression 'och aye', the Greek ola kala ('it is good'), the Choctaw Indian oke or okeh ('it is so'), the French aux Cayes ('from Cayes', a port in Haiti with a reputation for good rum) or au quai ('to the quay', as supposedly used by French-speaking dockers), or the initials of a railway freight agent called Obediah Kelly who is said to have written them on lading documents he had checked. The oldest written references to 'OK' result from its adoption as a slogan by the Democratic party during the American Presidential election of 1840. Their candidate, President Martin Van Buren, was nicknamed 'Old Kinderhook' (after his birthplace in New York State), and his supporters formed the 'OK Club'.

94. The Word Appalachian About the origins and pronunciation of Appalachian. http://www.fred.net/kathy/at/word.html

The Word "Appalachian" W here did that word come from anyway? And how do you pronounce it? The authors of the book, Appalachia: A regional Geography, indicate that the Appalachian Mountains were first named by Spanish explorers in the 16th Century. Some believe that it may have been Hernando DeSoto himself, among the first to explore the southern Appalachians, who took the name of the Indian village or tribe of Apalachee in northern Florida and applied it to what we now know as the Appalachian Mountains. [See this page: Northwest Florida Place Names of Indian Origin - Apalachee According to the Tennessee Chronicles page, it was because of the Mobilian Trade Language used by the native guides that De Soto mistakenly assumed the Appalachee tribe in Florida was the native culture of the Southeast and named the Appalachian Mountains after the tribe. There is a bit of disagreement about how the name is pronounced. Laurie Potteiger of the ATC sums it up thusly: "In general Southerners tend to say it like, 'I'll throw an apple AT ya,' whereas Northerns say it the other way, with a long 'a.' The dividing line is thought to be the Mason Dixon line, although you won't find many people in the Washington, DC area using the Southern pronunciation." Earl Shaffer, in

95. Questions & Answers: Jinx What are the origins of the word jinx ? It seems such a strange word.” A It does look odd, and its origin is in dispute. Explaining why is going to http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-jin1.htm

Jump to content HOME PAGE SEND PAGE TO A FRIEND YOU ARE IN THE SECTION INDEX PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGE OTHER SECTIONS ARTICLES REVIEWS TOPICAL WORDS TURNS OF PHRASE ... WEIRD WORDS FINDING THINGS INDEX (COMPLETE) SEARCH THE SITE SURPRISE ME! WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBE BY E-MAIL SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS ... BACK-ISSUES ARCHIVE SUPPORT PAGES ABOUT THE AUTHOR CONTACT THE AUTHOR OTHER WORDS SITES PRONUNCIATION GUIDE MY RECENT BOOKS ... POSH JINX [Q] From Mark Raymond in Australia jinx [A] It does look odd, and its origin is in dispute. Explaining why is going to need a moment, since along the way we must take in the Ancient Greeks, the study of birds, witchcraft, nineteenth century vaudeville and the history of baseball. First, the firm facts. The word jinx The Jinx: Stories of the Diamond Pitching at a Pinch Most dictionaries say with varying degrees of conviction that the word derives from the classical Greek word iunx yunx or jynx jinx comes from this bird of superstition. But there are two big holes in this theory: the wryneck is not a North American bird and the word jynx for it was always a scholarly and uncommon one even in British English. Appropriate though it was, it would be surprising to learn that American sportsmen seized upon it.

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cockney rhyming slang london cockney rhyming slang words, expressions, meanings, translations, explanations and origins, and australian rhyming slang expressions translate phrases and emails into cockney rhyming slang (as well as other slang styles). See also the cliches origins section on this website for other amusing and interesting derivations, definitions and origins of expressions and words. See also cockney money slang, money history and other money slang expressions, meanings and origins in the money slang article cockney rabbit (dictionary of cockney rhyming slang) - ray puxley This really is the most complete dictionary of cockney rhyming slang you could wish for . Written with humour and lots of useful side information about the roots of these wonderful cockney rhyming words and meanings. Cockney rhyming slang is a significant and colourful presence in the English native language. Many Londoners and British people will be surprised to learn that some of the best known English expressions originated from cockney rhyming slang. This cockney rhyming slang listing is not a full dictionary, it shows the most common expressions and meanings, with cockney rhyming origins, and examples of more recent rhyming slang expressions. If you are easily offended, avert your eyes from the rude ones. New cockney rhyming slang suggestions always welcome - send new cockney rhyming slang expressions and translations here cockney rhyming slang meanings and definitions

97. The Word Detective Words and Language in a Humorous Vein on the Web Since 1995 The Big Apple The true origins of a New York City nickname, with additional material on http://www.word-detective.com/

Words and Language in a Humorous Vein on the Web Since 1995 The Word Detective on the Web is the online version of The Word Detective a newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language. The Word Detective is written by Evan Morris and appears in finer newspapers in the U.S., Mexico and Japan. Puzzled by Posh? Confounded by Cattycorner? Baffled by Balderdash? Flummoxed by Flabbergast? Perplexed by Pandemonium? Nonplussed by... Nonplussed? Annoyed by Alliteration? Don't be shy! Send in your question Please check our archive of back columns before submitting your question. There's a good chance that you'll find the answer there. Latest Issue of The Word Detective Updated September 22, 2005 Updated monthly except when it isn't. To be notified of each update, subscribe to our email notification list Advance issues of The Word Detective are available by subscription Looking for Back Issues Hundreds of words and phrases indexed in alphabetical order are lurking in our archive My Favorite Word What's yours?

98. Roman Pages - Mosaics, Gardens, Inscriptions, Word Derivations, Word Origins, La What is the origin of the word computer ? click to check your answer Some peripheral devices with Classical origins are video (Latin = I see) http://www.pyrrha.demon.co.uk/tquiz3.html

Pyrrha's Roman Pages title page meet Pyrrha mosaic making Roman gardening ... links to other sites (return to top of page) What does ICT owe to Latin and Greek? - slide the mouse over the words opposite to find out . . . (but don't click!) The British Computer Society's 'Glossary of Computing Terms' defines a computer as an "automatic, programmable, digital data-processor". See below for the origins of 'cyberjargon' like this! (with thanks to MGC U6 Classics students for their ideas) Notice with Greek words that sometimes k is transliterated to 'c', u is 'y' and h can be 'a' or 'e'. Classical Computers Quiz Think carefully about your answer, use the clues in the 'mouseover' box and then click on the 'check your answer' link, which will give you more information. What is the link between the control systems of computers and ancient Greek ships? (Black ship picture used from David Claudon's Iliad website with permission). click to check your answer A 'microprocessor' is used in the CPU (Central Processing Unit) to analyse binary data and power the computer. Is the root of this word Latin or Greek?

99. Bible Origins Software word Origin Some words in both English and Greek/Hebrew are common and are The transliterators include the option to generate a word origin analysis. http://www.brs-inc.com/bible/greek.html

Study the Original Words! To better understand the text of an English translation, a student of the Bible can refer back to the original Greek. However, the required language skills have limited such studies to a select few with training in linguistics and years of practice in translation. The computer now opens these studies to anyone. These tools do not require any specialized knowledge of the Greek or Hebrew language. The goal is to assist the user to better understand the message intended by the original author. Vine's Expository Dictionary The language of the New Testament was the speech of everyday life of the people in the countries which came under Greek influence through the conquest of the Roman empire. The ancient Greek dialects became merged into one common speech, the Koine or "common" Greek. To more fully understand our English text, Vine's ties the English words to their original Greek sources with a full description of their meanings to the original Greek-speaking audience. Written entirely in English with Greek transliterations. All the relevant material is included here for any person to pursue studies of word meanings in the original author's language. The Hebrew Transliterator The HEBREW transliterator includes the Strong's Reference Numbers associated with the English words of the Old Testament Bible text and a Hebrew dictionary. The purpose of the transliterator products is to allow you to associate an English word with its Hebrew origins. Display the Bible text with Strong's reference numbers assigned to the English words. Select a word in the English text and find the Hebrew root and the definition of that word in a Hebrew dictionary.

100. World Wide Words World Wide Words. More than 1600 pages on the origins, history, evolution and idiosyncrasies of the English language worldwide. New words and words in the http://www.worldwidewords.org/

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