Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words
Brand: Arcade
Categories: Books, Reference, Words, Language & Grammar


Arcade Publishing

Dimensions: 6 x 1.3 x 9 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1611450538
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1611450535
Publisher: Arcade
Print length: 592 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2011
subtitle: Paperback – April 1, 2011
author: Visit Amazon's John Ayto Page search results John Ayto
review: Editorial Reviews About the Author John Atyo is a writer and lexicographer. He is the author (with Ian Crofton) of Brewer’s Britain and Ireland . His authorial credits include The Oxford Dictionary of Slang , The Bloomsbury Dictionary of Word Origins , Twentieth Century Words , and Dictionary of Word Origins . He was a contributor to the Oxford Companion to Food . Atyo lives in London, England.