Dictionary of Word Origins by Joseph T. Shipley
Dorset House Co Inc (1969) | ISBN: 0880297514 | 448 pages
DJVU | English | 12.6 MB
Dorset House Co Inc (1969) | ISBN: 0880297514 | 448 pages
DJVU | English | 12.6 MB
This fascinating, authoritative reference dictionary supplies the answers to hundreds of questions about the derivations of words we use everyday. The reader can follow a word through its many lives, tracing it from its earliest known use to its current meaning. Dr. Shipley presents a wealth of anecdotal material in a lively style guaranteed to give hours of entertainment as well as sound scholastic information.
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