where the term of startup came from? I am finding literature about the term startup came from, which is referring to budding company. However, the info is scarce. Can anyone suggest to me, what the best website to find for terminology/etymology used by scholars? If applicable, it is good if there is a journal discussing about this
The Oxford English Dictionary has this definition:


  orig. U.S. A business or enterprise that is in the process of starting up, or that has just been established; a startup company, venture, etc.


[So, as I read it, their definition contains an etymology.]

They have earlier examples of the adjective, but for the noun, they have examples of "start up" from 1970 and "start-up" from 1986, but "startup" only from 2001.