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Dictionary of Word Origins

Dictionary of Word Origins

1st US Edition

Paperback (01 Nov 1993)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Containing more than eight thousand entries, this guide to the history of the English language traces word origins from their Indo-European roots and reveals the links between seemingly unrelated words such as "bacteria" and "imbecile".

Book information

ISBN: 9781559702140
Publisher: Arcade Publishing,.
Imprint: Arcade Publishing,.
Pub date:
Edition: 1st US Edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 582
Weight: 839g
Height: 241mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 38mm