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Resources : Etymology
Resources concerning etymology and etymological roots of terms, expressions and idioms.
Recommended resources
The Online Etymology Dictionary - Useful if you're trying to create your own plausible alternate terms.
StarLing Etymological Database - A very complete database with five millennia of reconstructed languages.
Official Alternate Terminology Advice Thread
General discussions
"What's In a Name? Origins and Alternates of Ethnonyms" thread
"Different names for entire regions or countries" thread
"Bizarre etymologies of common everyday words" thread
"Need good alternate names for the tank" thread
Alternate Names for Airplane and Airport
"Other terms for Republic" thread
"Your (isolated) alternate terminology ideas" thread
"The Words English Owes to India" thread
"A sandwich by another name..." thread
"A Bridge Too Far" and other idioms
When was the "SH" sound introduced to English ?
Alternate Names for the Americas (1)
Alternate Names for the Americas (2)
Alternate Names for the Americas (3)
Alternate Names for the Americas (4)
Challenge: Alternate name for "America"
Alternate Names for English Colonies in America
Alternate Names for Modern Countries
Dedicated wiki pages
Alternate Terminology - Examples of alternate etymologies for various cultural and technological concepts, as seen in AH works and AH.com timelines and scenarios.
Alternate Geographic Names - Examples of alternate etymologies for various geographic names, as seen in AH works and AH.com timelines and scenarios.