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Forgotten English
Jeffrey Kacirk
Paperback - $20.95
A delightfully offbeat and edifying etymological guide to antiquated words, packed with history, fun facts, literary excerpts, and charming drawings.
Once Upon a Word : True Tales of Word Origins
Rob Kyff
Paperback - $25.95
ONCE UPON A WORD, True Tales Of Word Origins, is a new book by nationally syndicated language columnist Rob Kyff that relates the surprising and fascinating stories behind hundreds of common words and phrases. With wit and warmth, Kyff spins the colo ...
Chambers Dictionary of Etymology
Larousse Kingfisher Chambers
Hardcover - $66.95
How are the words 'door' German 'TYr' and Sanskrit 'dvar' related? When did the word Blarney first appear in print? What's the linguistic history of the word 'history'? The Chambers Etymological Dictionary holds all the answers for any person curious ...
Word Wizard : Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word Magic
Richard Lederer
Paperback - $23.95
After a multi-decade career of stimulating readers to appreciate and laugh at the glories and oddities of our English language, beloved language maven Richard Lederer has collected his very best and most popular pieces in "Word Wizard. In this career ...
Word Origins ... and How We Know Them : Etymology for Everyone
Anatoly Liberman
Hardcover - $37.95
Telling the origins of hundreds of words, this funny, charming, and conversational book takes the reader by the hand and explains the many ways that English words can be made, and the many ways in which etymologists try to unearth the origins of word ...
English from the Roots Up, Volume I : Help for Reading, Writing, Spelling and S. A. T. Scores
Joegil K. Lundquist
Paperback - $62.95
There are several interesting things to discuss when teaching this root word, jacio, jactum. Remember that in Latin, "j" is pronounced as though it were a "y". Actually, the ancient Romans didn't juse "j" at all. They spelled this word, "iacio, iactu ...
By Jove
Michael Macrone
Paperback - $22.95
This delightful journey through classical mythology sheds new light on the origins of many common English expressions and presents an entertaining, educational guide to some of the world's most enduring stories. "Witty and informative".--San Francisc ...
It's Greek to Me
Michael Macrone
Paperback - $21.95
From Homer's Iliad ("bite the dust") to Plato's Phaedo ("swan song"), this fascinating fun-filled sequel to Brush Up Your Shakespeare! reveals the classical origins of many common English phrases. "Macrone is an erudite guide".--San Francisco Chronic ...
Etymology
Yakov Malkiel
Paperback - $88.95
Etymology has been largely neglected since the beginning of this century. Professor Yakov Malkiel here sets out to rescue it from its fate. He enquires into the style, structure, presuppositions, and purposes of etymological enquiries over the last t ...