Etymology

wiktionary

Wik·tion·a·ry
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Today it means: Any online lexicon resembling Wiktionary, often one that can be freely edited. Full definition →

English Wiktionary ← Middle English dixionare ← Medieval Latin dictiōnārium
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wiktionary · proper noun, noun1

  1. Proto-Polynesian*witi
  2. Hawaiianwiki
  3. Hawaiianwikiwiki
  4. Proto-Indo-European*webʰ-
  5. Proto-Germanic*webaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*wabją
  7. Old Englishwebb
  8. Middle Englishweb
  9. Englishweb
  10. EnglishWikiWikiWebclip.
  11. Englishwiki
  12. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*déyḱeti
  14. Proto-Italic*deikō
  15. Latindīcō
  16. Latindictiō
  17. Latindictiōnārius?
  18. Medieval Latindictiōnārium
  19. Middle Englishdixionare
  20. Englishdictionary
  21. EnglishWiktionary
  22. English todaywiktionary

From Wiktionary, a blend of wiki + dictionary.

Wiktionary · proper noun2

  1. Proto-Polynesian*witi
  2. Hawaiianwiki
  3. Hawaiianwikiwiki
  4. Proto-Indo-European*webʰ-
  5. Proto-Germanic*webaną
  6. Proto-Germanic*wabją
  7. Old Englishwebb
  8. Middle Englishweb
  9. Englishweb
  10. EnglishWikiWikiWebclip.
  11. Englishwiki
  12. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*déyḱeti
  14. Proto-Italic*deikō
  15. Latindīcō
  16. Latindictiō
  17. Latindictiōnārius?
  18. Medieval Latindictiōnārium
  19. Middle Englishdixionare
  20. Englishdictionary
  21. English todayWiktionary

Blend of wiki + dictionary.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.