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Practical and reliable, this reference traces English words back to their Indo-European roots. Each entry features a brief definition, identifies the language of origin, and employs a few illustrative quotations
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A detailed reference to the definitions, history and etymology of frequently-used primary words.
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
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An etymological dictionary of the English language / Walter W. Skeat
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