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Subtitle: an A-to-Z guide to English words from around the world
By: Eugene Ehrlich.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: English language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Dictionaries
Genres: Dictionaries.
Description: "Eugene Ehrlich reveals that the language we call our own has in fact been culled from the languages of ancient invaders. Ehrlich's research and lingual experience bring to light what has until now been hidden from the general audience: the origins of some of our favorite and well-used words. Ehrlich illuminates the origins, purposes, and meanings of once-foreign words that have become part of the rich weave of our language."--BOOK JACKET.