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... Celý popis
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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.
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.
Parametry
| Druh | slovníky |
| Autor | HOAD, T. F. |
| Rok vydání | 1993 |
| Výrobce | OUP References |
| Počet stran | 568 |
