Word origins the hidden histories of English words from A to Z / John Ayto.

By:

Ayto, John

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Publication details: London [Eng.] : A & C Black, c2005 2012.)Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (6998 entries) : 9 images, digital filesContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

Subject(s):

English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries

Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

422.03 22

LOC classification:

PE1580 .A97 2005

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Contents:

A-Z.

Abstract: The purpose of this book is to uncover the often surprising connections between elements of the English lexicon that have become obscured by centuries of language change - the links in our word-web that join such unlikely partners as, for instance, beef and cow, bacteria and imbecile, and bishop and spy.

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Rev. ed. of: Dictionary of word origins. 1990.

A-Z.

The purpose of this book is to uncover the often surprising connections between elements of the English lexicon that have become obscured by centuries of language change - the links in our word-web that join such unlikely partners as, for instance, beef and cow, bacteria and imbecile, and bishop and spy.