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An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology
Language: en
Pages: 413
Authors: Anatoly Liberman
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

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This work introduces renowned linguistics scholar Anatoly Liberman's comprehensive dictionary and bibliography of the etymology of English words. The English et
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
Language: en
Pages: 580
Authors: T. F. Hoad
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-06-03 - Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks

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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
Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology
Language: en
Pages: 944
Authors: Robert K. Barnhart
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-09-15 - Publisher: Collins Reference

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As all lovers of language know, words are the source of our very understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Often, however, our use of language is so a
Oxford English Dictionary
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: John A. Simpson
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-04-18 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary
The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology
Language: en
Pages: 660
Authors: Walter W. Skeat
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993 - Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

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Walter Skeat (1835-1912) was one of the greatest investigators of the roots of the English language, and his remarkable scholarship was instrumental in the revi