Ebook: Word origins: the hidden histories of English words from A to Z
Author: Ayto John
- Tags: English language--Etymology, Dictionaries, Electronic books, Ebook, English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries, English language -- Etymology
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
- City: London England
- Edition: 2nd ed
- Language: English
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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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