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Dictionary of Word Origins

Dictionary of Word Origins

Paperback (03 Sep 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Stripped to its origins the English language is derived from Latin, French and the Germanic languages. This dictionary provides a concise history of over 8000 of the most commonly used words, spanning from derivations as simple as "a" and "one" from "an", to the most obscure lexical relations.

New edition available October 2005.

Book information

ISBN: 9780747554486
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint: A. & C. Black Publishers
Pub date:
DEWEY: 422.03
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 582
Weight: 758g
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm