The Penguin Book of Word Histories. Compiled by Fred McDonald by Fred McDonald

The Penguin Book of Word Histories. Compiled by Fred McDonald

Fred McDonald

624 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

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Compiled by Fred McDonald, this new book traces the origins and explains the meanings of approximately 15,000 words. Words with similar ancestry or semantic development are cross-referenced or subsumed into one entry, making comparisons easier for...

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