Words From Hell: Unearthing the Darkest Secrets of English Etymology by Jess Zafarris

Words From Hell: Unearthing the Darkest Secrets of English Etymology

Jess Zafarris

388 pages first pub 2023 (editions)

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The English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their former selves. It's where Latin, Greek, and Germanic roots are shredded apart and stitched unceremoniously back together with misunderstood sn...

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