A summary of revisions, new contents, and
contributors to the Word Info Lexicon/Dictionary
Words fascinate me. They always have. For me, browsing in a dictionary is like being turned loose in a bank.
—Eddie Cantor
For more than a year, attempts have been made to find a better way to complete and present the cross-references of English words that are derived from Latin and Greek sources. Finally in June of 2005, there was a suggestion that a new kind of data base system would be more efficient for both viewing, searching, and for setting up the contents of this lexicon which was started way back in 1991.
A new approach to the alphabetical listing of words and the units in which they exist was necessary because the old system was not responding correctly to changes and it was more complicated to execute and to program; so, the latest presentations were developed over a two month period; one area at a time often with several revisions until the desired outcome was achieved.
Currently, the new data base will provide:
- Individual word results with a list of all the units that include that word according to the frequency of its appearances.
- Wild-card searches which allow a user to see a list of every word that includes specified parts of a word (prefix, root, or suffix).
- Searches with minor misspellings that will then present possible existing words in the lexicon that may result with the word desired.
- More accuracy in alphabetization.
- Better control over numerical listings of words per unit page.
- A numerical indication of how many groups of words exist for each unit of words.
- More consistency in the layouts of the pages.
- Easier access to links of the "Search Box" and the "Main Index" at the bottom of every page of results.
- A complete alphabetical listing of every unit with greater ease of access to family-related words.
- More information about word groups than other dictionaries!
Hundreds of units are available that need to be
filled in and expanded!
As of January 20, 2006, there are 2,900 units of words (August 14, 2005: 2,479) that contain 42, 000 words (August 14, 2005: 39,510).
Word and unit contributors are needed to help complete this project so thousands of others can benefit from this valuable source of English vocabulary.
For information as to how you can contribute to this Word Info Lexicon, just send a message to contributors contact or to this e-mail address:
words@wordinfo.info
You don't have to be an expert with Latin or Greek to share words with this project. All you need is the ability to access dictionaries on-line, with Google searches, and/or have access to good dictionaries with etymological references. Of course, the more dictionaries you have, the more information you may be able to provide.
If you ever have an additional word to add to a unit which is not there now, please feel free to share it with this list. Please make sure that you verify the information with a reliable bibliographic source.
Your suggestions or comments are always welcome at
words@wordinfo.info
Recognizing contributors for their help in making this important source of English etymologies available to everyone!
John Rayoa of San Francisco, California, sent important contributions to the completion of the
academy unit.
Rick Jason of Des Moines, Iowa, made contributions to the completion of the
chemical words in units and the complete lists of
chemical elements.
Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant, and interesting.
—Aldous Huxley
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