Learn the Etymology of words with Roots of English dictionary


Roots of English – An Etymological Dictionary : Emphasis throughout is on etymology, both true and false. Complementary information about the words is also examined. English words that seem more difficult usually come from Greek and Latin.

Main sources of information are listed in detail within the program. Anyone familiar with Windows applications should be able to begin to search for specific words and/or roots immediately. For others, complete instructions on how to search for words and roots of words are given within the “Roots of English” book itself.

The Page Map (reached through the Table of Contents within the program) will explain the function of each of the buttons, boxes, and fields of the standard page.

A unique program, yet with a primitive interface. Note also that the current version may not run on 64bit systems.

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