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Zusatztext "Mr. Sedgwick's book is friendly, accessible, informative and chatty...It's a fun book." Writing Magazine, October 2009 Informationen zum Autor Fred Sedgwick is a poet, former headteacher and author of many books in the areas of literature, expressive arts, education and creativity. Klappentext Did you know that 'aardvark' comes from the South African for 'earth pig'? Or that 'assassin' actually comes from the Arabic for 'smoker of hashish'? This book explains why 'bungalow' comes from Hindi and what exactly 'hello' is short for. It is an invaluable guide to the fascinating origins of everyday words. There are literally tens of thousands of English words with entertaining and engaging stories behind them. Tackling the topic in an anecdotal and yet thorough manner, Fred Sedgwick's pithy, interesting, upbeat and approachable Where Words Come From is the etymological dictionary for everyone, a book to inspire wonder, debate and laughter. Vorwort An invaluable guide to the fascinating origins of everyday words crafted into pithy annecdotes and facts. Zusammenfassung Did you know that 'aardvark' comes from the South African for 'earth pig'? Or that 'assassin' actually comes from the Arabic for 'smoker of hashish'? This book explains why 'bungalow' comes from Hindi and what exactly 'hello' is short for. It is also a guide to the fascinating origins of everyday words. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Introduction Map A-Z list of words Bibliography Index
