Oxford Concise Dictionary of English Etymology

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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• Authors: T.F. Hoad
• Assisted by: F Hoad (Editor), T F Hoad (Editor), T. F. Hoad (Editor), T. F. (Fellow and Tutor in English Language Hoad (Editor), Hoad T. F. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.08.1993
• EAN: 9780192830982
• ISBN: 978-0-19-283098-2
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 195 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Oxford Paperback Reference; Dictionnaires; Oxford Quick Reference; Dictionnaires; Oxford Quick Reference; Oxford Paperback Reference; QUICK REFERENCE
• Subjects: Education and learning; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; English, REFERENCE / General, Reference works, Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics