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The Origins of English Words : A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
Joseph Twadell Shipley
Paperback - $65.95
There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence. In The Origins of English W ...
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Walter W. Skeat
Paperback - $71.95
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional ...
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Walter W. Skeat
Hardcover - $96.95
This 1901 volume of A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language completely updates the classic reference work first published in 1882. Skeat provides a staggering number of words, including those most frequently used in everyd Walter W. ...
Junk English 2
Ken Smith
Paperback - $21.95
Written so that the ordinary writer and speaker of English can readily see the manipulations of language, this reference points out the alarmingly verbal atrocities used today. It is arranged alphabetically, like a dictionary, providing a compendium ...
Semantic Antics : How and Why Words Change Meaning
Sol Steinmetz
Hardcover - $24.95
A fun, new approach to examining etymology!
Many common English words started out with an entirely different meaning than the one we know today. For example:
The word "adamant "came into English around 855 B.C. as a synonym for 'diamond, '" " ...
Word Fugitives : In Pursuit of Wanted Words
Barbara Wallraff
Hardcover - $24.95
Filled with delightful examples, this book is the ultimate celebration of word coinages, from "empty-fest syndrome" to "ringchronicity."
The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
Calvert Watkins
Paperback - $32.95
Fully revised and updated, THE AMERICAN HERITAGE(R) DICTIONARY OF INDO-EUROPEAN ROOTS remains an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of English and its place in the Indo-European language family. More than 13,000 words are tra ...
The Celtic Placenames of Scotland
W. J. Watson
Paperback - $41.95
First published in 1926, this remains the best and most comprehensive reference guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland. The book is divided into sections dealing with early names, territorial divisions, general surveys of areas; it also looks at ...