Title:
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
Authors:
Partridge, Eric
Publisher:
Routledge
Year:
1977
ISBN:
415050774
Categories:
Dictionaries
Copies:
1 total
Description:
A guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson explains how the origins and history of hundreds of words are determined, discussing such topics as folk etymology, changes of meaning in language history, borrowed words, and the methods of etymology.