Look up the etymology, not the definition, of the following words by using two sources:
- the Oxford English DictionaryLinks to an external site. and
- a general word search: “_ _ _ _ _ etymology” as a Google searchLinks to an external site.
ACTIVITY: In your own words (do not copy and paste),
write a brief description of how the word gained its meaning. - decimation
- dinosaur
- goodbye
- salary
- porcelain
- circus
- January
- music/museum
- disaster
- okay