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▼a Sedgwick, Fred. |
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▼a Where words come from
▼h [electronic resource] :
▼b a dictionary of word origins /
▼c Fred Sedgwick. |
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▼a London :
▼b Continuum,
▼c c2009. |
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▼a 1 online resource (x, 210 p.) :
▼b map |
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▼a Includes bibliographical references. |
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▼a Acknowledgements; A List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Map; A-Z List of Words; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Appendices; A List of Books Used -- with Notes. |
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▼a Did you know that 'aardvark' comes from the South African for 'earth pig'? Or that 'assassin' actually comes from the Arabic for 'smoker of hashish'? This book explains why 'bungalow' comes from Hindi and what exactly 'hello' is short for. It is an invaluable guide to the fascinating origins of everyday words. There are literally tens of thousands of English words with entertaining and engaging stories behind them.??Tackling the topic in an anecdotal and yet thorough manner, Fred Sedgwick's pithy, interesting, upbeat and approachable Where Words Come From is the etymological dictionary fo. |
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▼a Description based on print version record. |
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▼a English language
▼x Etymology
▼v Dictionaries. |
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▼a Language
▼x Linguistics. |
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▼a LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
▼x Linguistics
▼x Etymology.
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▼a LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
▼x Linguistics
▼x General.
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▼a Electronic books. |
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▼i Print version:
▼a Sedgwick, Fred.
▼t Where words come from.
▼d London : Continuum, c2009
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▼w (DLC) 2009279104
▼w (OCoLC)277203880 |
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