Where did the words bungalow and assassin derive? What did nice mean in the Middle Ages? How were adder, anger, and umpire originally spelt? The answers can be found in this essential companion to any popular dictionary. With over 17,000 entries, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to word origins available in paperback. Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, the principal authority on the origin and development of English words, it contains a wealth of information about our language and its history.
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Where did the words bungalow and assassin derive? What did nice mean in the Middle Ages? How were adder, anger, and umpire originally spelt? The answers can be found in this essential companion to any popular dictionary. With over 17,000 entries, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to word origins available in paperback. Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, the principal authority on the origin and development of English words, it contains a wealth of information about our language and its history.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology it is a book of the genre TRAINING AND SCHOOL de TEXT BOOK from the author Hoad, T.F. edited by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS in the year 1996.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology has an ISBN code 978-0-19-283098-2 and consists of 576 pages. In this case it is format paper, but we don't have The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology in format ebook.
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