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The concise Oxford dictionary of English etymology

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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.

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Oxford University Press
0192830988 / 9780192830982
Paperback / softback
422.03
03/06/1993
United Kingdom
English
xiv, 552p.
20 cm
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Reprint. Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon, 1986.