online etymology search question
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:14 pm
Hey all,
I'm looking for an internet resource (hopefully free) where I can search word etymologies for bases or basewords that returns a list of English words derived from that base. An example base from Latin, to give you an idea, is scribere. A search under this base would yield such current English words as conscription, describe, scripture, transcribe, etc.. Similarly, an example from ancient Greek is bios. A search from this base would then yield such English words as biology, symbiosis, etc.
Right now, I use Merriam-Webster Online which works fairly well. Wouldn't mind a second even third resource though.
All input welcome. Thanks.
I'm looking for an internet resource (hopefully free) where I can search word etymologies for bases or basewords that returns a list of English words derived from that base. An example base from Latin, to give you an idea, is scribere. A search under this base would yield such current English words as conscription, describe, scripture, transcribe, etc.. Similarly, an example from ancient Greek is bios. A search from this base would then yield such English words as biology, symbiosis, etc.
Right now, I use Merriam-Webster Online which works fairly well. Wouldn't mind a second even third resource though.
All input welcome. Thanks.