Activity

Look up the etymology, not the definition, of the following words by using two sources: 1. the  Oxford English Dictionary Links to an external site.  and 2. a general word search: "_ _ _ _ _ etymology" as a  Google search Links 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. 

1. decimation

2. dinosaur

3. goodbye

4. salary

5. porcelain

6. circus

7. January

8. music/museum

9. disaster

10. okay