Word histories and mysteries [electronic resource] : from abracadabra to Zeus /
Credo Reference (Firm)
Houghton Mifflin Company.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co. ; Norwood, Mass. : distributed by Xrefer.com,
c2004.
Uncovers the origins of five hundred everyday words whose surprising and often amusing stories offer insights into the history of humankind.
Includes graphical cross-reference mapper.
Title from title screen (viewed June 20, 2007).
Text (online database).
Uncovers the origins of five hundred everyday words whose surprising and often amusing stories offer insights into the history of humankind.
Electronic reproduction.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
English language
Word histories and mysteries :
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