| − | A good dictionary will provide a date of origin of a word, and the oldest dates are "13c" or A.D. 1200. For example, the date of first use of the word "chase", meaning "the hunting of wild animals," is listed by Merriam-Webster dictionary as "13c". More modern words, such as "homeschooling", have more recent dates, such as 1980 the case of "homeschooling". | + | A good dictionary will provide a date of origin of a word, and the oldest dates are "13c" or A.D. 1200. For example, the date of first use of the word "chase", meaning "the hunting of wild animals," is listed by Merriam-Webster dictionary as "13c". More modern words, such as "homeschool", have more recent dates of first use, such as 1980 the case of "homeschool". |