Ayto, John. <br/><br/>
Word origins  the hidden histories of English words from A to Z / 
John Ayto. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - London [Eng.] :  A & C Black,  c2005 
 - 1 online resource (6998 entries) :  9 images, digital files. 
<br/><br/> Rev. ed. of: Dictionary of word origins. 1990. 
<br/><br/>A-Z. 
<br/><br/> Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Etymology--Dictionaries.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1580  / .A97 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>422.03