Hiya! Ya probably don't wanna hear this but most etymologies originate with, or are
associated with, other language prefixes and suffixes such as Latin, Greek, French,
Arabic, Middle English, Old English, etc.. Then we alter, add or remove letters to
make it a smidge different. It's a linguistics thing!
I did find a site that lists all the world laguages individually, and has some
references as to origins. check it out
http://www.wannalearn.com/Academic_Subjects/World_Languages/
Odd enough, my personal dictionary even gave other origins for TIBET (for example)
I did find a site that SAID it dealt with Country Name Origins, but it, in fact did
not. Here it is anyway.
http://www1.tip.nl/~t100878/altname.htm
Maybe Alan or the others can help further.
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On Tue, 13 June 2000, Gad Alexander wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Where in internet can I find a web site of the etymology of geographical
> names not of a certain country?
>
> I mean: Is there a web site where I can read about the etymology of
> Cologne, Jerusalem, London and Washington?
>
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