The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoad, T. F. / Hoad, Terry F., PUBLISHER: ong>Oxfordong> University Press, USA, Where did ong>theong> words bungalow and assassin derive? What did nice mean in ong>theong> Middle Ages? How were adder, anger, and umpire originally spelled? ong>Theong> answers ong>canong> be found in this essential companion to any popular ong>dictionaryong>. With over entries, this is ong>theong> most authoritative and comprehensive guide to word origins available in paperback. Based on ong>Theong> ong>Oxfordong> ong>Dictionaryong> ong>ofong> English Etymology, ong>theong> principal authority on ong>theong> origin and development ong>ofong> English words, it contains a wealth ong>ofong> information about our language and its history. For example, readers will learn that bungalow originally meant "belonging to Bengal," that assassin comes from ong>theong> Arabic for "Hashish-eater," and that nice meant "foolish or stupid" in ong>theong> thirteenth century, "coy or shy" in ong>theong> fifteenth. And adder, anger, and umpire were originally spelled with an initial "n." ong>Theong>se are but a few ong>ofong> ong>theong> fascinating tidbits found in this ong>dictionaryong>, which is a must for anyone interested in ong>theong> richness ong>ofong> ong>theong> English language.