Words, words, what can these words mean?

well - here are your answers, Ladies and Gentlemen:

http://www.etymonline.com/

A fascinating gallery of meanings and origins. A little light in some areas - it fails to explain the origin of 'to skank' as in to dance to reggae music. But a brilliant way of expanding your understanding of how languages influence each other and what you really mean when you say "nonce" or "nuts".

SAMPLE
etymology
1398, from Gk. etymologia, from etymon "true sense" (neut. of etymos "true," related to eteos "true") + logos "word." In classical times, of meanings; later, of histories. Latinized by Cicero as veriloquium.