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Takes groups of three parameters (triplets) that indicate a part of an etymology and produces formatted output Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Language 1 1 ISO 639 code or name for the language of the word or first root Example gre String suggested Orthography 1 2 How the word or first root is written in the original language Example ''βίος ...
Welcome to the Etymology Task Force!This task force is a part of WikiProject Linguistics, and is aimed at improving Wikipedia's coverage of etymology.The scope of this task force includes articles about etymology itself and related topics (e.g. etymology, loanword), articles about the origins of particular words (e.g. List of U.S. state name etymologies, names of the Greeks), and etymology ...
The word fact derives from the Latin factum. It was first used in English with the same meaning: "a thing done or performed" – a meaning now obsolete outside the law. [3] The common usage of "something that has really occurred or is the case" dates from the mid-16th century. [3]
Creates a small box with links to entries in Wiktionary. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status First word 1 The first word to link to, case sensitive. If not specified, it links to the pagename in lower case. Auto value String suggested Second word 2 Second word to link to. String optional Third word 3 Third word to link to. String optional Fourth word 4 ...
The origin of any particular word is also known as its etymology. For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts, particularly texts about the language itself, to gather knowledge about how words were used during earlier periods, how they developed in meaning and form, or when and how they entered the language.
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Often, large dictionaries, such as the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's, will contain some etymological information, without aspiring to focus on etymology. [1] Etymological dictionaries are the product of research in historical linguistics. For many words in any language, the etymology will be uncertain, disputed, or simply unknown.
The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper.