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Language: English
Published by Random House Value Publishing, 1988
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- Title
- Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
- Author
- Eric Partridge
- Publisher
- Random House Value Publishing
- Publication year
- 1988
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0517414252
- ISBN 13
- 9780517414255
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Item weight
- 2.41 pounds
This etymological dictionary gives the origins of some 20,000 items from the modern English vocabulary, discussing them in groups that make clear the connections between words derived by a variety of routes from originally common stock. As well as giving the answers to questions about the derivation of individual words, it is a fascinating book to browse through, and includes extensive lists of prefixes, suffixes, and elements used in the creation of new vocabulary.
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