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====== Resources : Etymology ====== | ====== Resources : Etymology ====== |
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| Resources concerning etymology and etymological roots of terms, expressions and idioms. |
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| ==== Recommended resources ==== |
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**[[http://www.etymonline.com/|The Online Etymology Dictionary]]** - Useful if you're trying to create your own plausible alternate terms. | **[[http://www.etymonline.com/|The Online Etymology Dictionary]]** - Useful if you're trying to create your own plausible alternate terms. |
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| **[[http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/main.cgi|StarLing Etymological Database]]** - A very complete database with five millennia of reconstructed languages. |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=284346|Official Alternate Terminology Advice Thread]]** |
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| ==== General discussions ==== |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=146466|"What's In a Name? Origins and Alternates of Ethnonyms" thread]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=146466|"What's In a Name? Origins and Alternates of Ethnonyms" thread]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=235736|"Bizarre etymologies of common everyday words" thread]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=235736|"Bizarre etymologies of common everyday words" thread]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=332346|ATL meanings for OTL terms]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=246217|"Need good alternate names for the tank" thread]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=246217|"Need good alternate names for the tank" thread]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=283971|Alternate Names for Airplane and Airport]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=211167|"Other terms for Republic" thread]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=211167|"Other terms for Republic" thread]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=213069|"A sandwich by another name..." thread]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=213069|"A sandwich by another name..." thread]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=378478|"A Bridge Too Far" and other idioms]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=215189|When was the "SH" sound introduced to English ?]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=362|Alternate Names for the Americas (1)]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=8484|Alternate Names for the Americas (2)]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=353312|Alternate Names for the Americas (3)]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=153981|Alternate Names for the Americas (4)]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=320279|Arab names for America]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=341559|Challenge: Alternate name for "America"]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=155665|Alternate Names for USA]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=132570|Alternate Names for English Colonies in America]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=151055|Alternate Names for Modern Countries]]** |
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| ==== Dedicated wiki pages ==== |
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**[[alternate history:Alternate Terminology]]** - Examples of alternate etymologies for various cultural and technological concepts, as seen in AH works and AH.com timelines and scenarios. | **[[alternate history:Alternate Terminology]]** - Examples of alternate etymologies for various cultural and technological concepts, as seen in AH works and AH.com timelines and scenarios. |
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**[[alternate history:Alternate Geographic Names]]** - Examples of alternate etymologies for various geographic names, as seen in AH works and AH.com timelines and scenarios. | **[[alternate history:Alternate Geographic Names]]** - Examples of alternate etymologies for various geographic names, as seen in AH works and AH.com timelines and scenarios. |
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==== Navigation ==== | ==== Navigation ==== |
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**[[resources/resources|Useful Resources Main Directory]]** | **[[resources:resources#language_help_and_advice|Language Resources and Help]]** |
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