Etymology
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- acronymWhat acronyms have become common words or are otherwise interesting? Added material
- car.acronymsWhat humorous expansions have been made of the names of automobile makes, read as acronyms? New
- doubletWhat words have completely different meanings, yet derived from the same word?
- doublet.2What are the word records for doublet (completely different words from same root), example of? New
- folkWhat words have folk etymologies (e,g., "an apple" from "a napple")?
- fossilWhat are some examples of idioms that include obsolete words? Added material
- homographsWhat are the word records for Homographs, most? New
- lost.positivesWhat happened to words like "tant" (nearby, the opposite of distant) and "cuss" (not talk about, the... New
- most.different.etymologiesWhat are the word records for most different etymologies? New
- portmanteauWhat are some words formed by combining together parts of other words?