A Dictionary of English Etymology

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etymological dictionary non-fiction book reference work

A Dictionary of English Etymology is a 19th-century reference work that traces the historical origins and development of English words.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
A Dictionary of English Etymology canonical	1
A Dictionary of English Etymology, Volume I	1
A Dictionary of English Etymology, Volume II	1
A Dictionary of English Etymology, Volume III	1
An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language	1
English Etymologies	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2374346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: A Dictionary of English Etymology
Context triple: [Hensleigh Wedgwood, notableWork, A Dictionary of English Etymology]

A. Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary is a seminal reference work that systematically documents and standardizes British English pronunciation, particularly the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
B. An American Dictionary of the English Language
An American Dictionary of the English Language is Noah Webster’s landmark 1828 dictionary that helped standardize American English spelling and usage.
C. Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is the authoritative, comprehensive historical dictionary of the English language, widely regarded as the standard reference for definitions, usage, and etymology.
D. Royal Institute Dictionary
The Royal Institute Dictionary is Thailand’s official authoritative dictionary that defines and regulates standard usage of the Thai language.
E. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
The Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is a widely used reference work that provides authoritative phonetic transcriptions and pronunciation guidance for English words, particularly reflecting standard British usage.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: A Dictionary of English Etymology
Target entity description: A Dictionary of English Etymology is a 19th-century reference work that traces the historical origins and development of English words.

A. Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary is a seminal reference work that systematically documents and standardizes British English pronunciation, particularly the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
B. An American Dictionary of the English Language
An American Dictionary of the English Language is Noah Webster’s landmark 1828 dictionary that helped standardize American English spelling and usage.
C. Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is the authoritative, comprehensive historical dictionary of the English language, widely regarded as the standard reference for definitions, usage, and etymology.
D. Royal Institute Dictionary
The Royal Institute Dictionary is Thailand’s official authoritative dictionary that defines and regulates standard usage of the Thai language.
E. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
The Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is a widely used reference work that provides authoritative phonetic transcriptions and pronunciation guidance for English words, particularly reflecting standard British usage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	etymological dictionary ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ reference work ⓘ
chronology	pre-20th-century work ⓘ
contains	etymological entries ⓘ word histories ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
field	lexicography ⓘ philology ⓘ
focus	derivations of English words ⓘ historical development of English words ⓘ sources of English vocabulary ⓘ
genre	etymology ⓘ
hasForm	dictionary ⓘ
intendedAudience	lexicographers ⓘ scholars ⓘ students of English ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
purpose	to document the development of English vocabulary ⓘ to trace the historical origins of English words ⓘ
structure	alphabetical ⓘ
subject	English language ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ word origins ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ
use	historical reference ⓘ linguistic research ⓘ study of English word origins ⓘ

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