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Title: ORIGINS
A SHORT ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF MODERN ENGLISH
By: Eric Partridge, Philip Howard (Foreword)
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0415050774
ISBN 13: 9780415050777
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Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Pub. date: 5 September, 1977
Pages: 992
Description: This dictionary gives the origins of some 20,000 items from the modern English vocabulary. Words are grouped together and their connections explained. The book also includes lists of prefixes and suffixes.
Synopsis: 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.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Routledge
Returns: Returnable
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