Origins
Subtitle: an Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1977
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 4246
ISBN-13: 9780203421147
Subjects: Etymology; Dictionaries; English language
Description: This etymological dictionary explains the derivation of over 20,000 of the most common words in modern English, and sets out fascinating connections between whole groups of words not perceived by the non-specialist as related.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Foreword; Contents; How to Use This Dictionary; Abbreviations; The Dictionary; Commentary; A List of Prefixes; A List of Suffixes; Elements; Addenda to Dictionary.