Apr 7, 2025 · The online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet's go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms.

Etymology is the study of a word's origin and true meaning, tracing its history and development over time.

The online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet's go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms.

"relation of incidents" (true or false), from Old French estoire, estorie "story;… See origin and meaning of history.

1797, contraction of and per se and, meaning " (the character) '&' by itself is 'and' " (a hybrid phrase, partly in Latin, partly in English). An earlier form of it was colloquial ampassy (1706). The distinction …

"the term that carries with it all the obloquy and contempt and rejection which whites… See origin and meaning of nigger.

"feeling of love; romantic sexual attraction; affection; friendliness; the love of God;… See origin and meaning of love.

Explore the etymology, origin, and meaning of "religion," tracing its roots to Anglo-French and Latin for devotion and reverence for the sacred.

"an evil spirit, malignant supernatural being, an incubus, a devil," from Latin daemon… See origin and meaning of demon.

"Easter day," from Eastre (Northumbrian Eostre), from Proto-Germanic *austron-, "dawn,"… See origin and meaning of easter.