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1) Chinese calligraphy: from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters

Author

Fazzioli, Edoardo

Publisher

Abbeville Press

Pub. Date

[1987]

Edition

First American edition.

Physical Desc

251 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Language

English

2) The accidental dictionary: the remarkable twists and turns of English words

Author

Jones, Paul Anthony

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Pub. Date

2017.

Edition

First Pegasus books hardcover edition.

Physical Desc

xi, 242 pages ; 22 cm

Language

English

Description

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Examines the etymological origins and developments of one hundred words, including "brothel," "grin," and "zombie."

3) Et cetera, et cetera: notes of a word-watcher

Author

Thomas, Lewis

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

[1990]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

vi, 197 pages ; 22 cm

Language

English

4) The word detective

Author

Morris, Evan

Publisher

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Pub. Date

[2000]

Physical Desc

xxii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

Language

English

5) Thereby hangs a tale: stories of curious word origins

Author

Funk, Charles Earle

Publisher

Harper & Brothers

Pub. Date

[1950]

Physical Desc

xii, 303 pages ; 20 cm

Language

English

6) Ballyhoo, buckaroo, and spuds: ingenious tales of words and their origins

Author

Quinion, Michael

Publisher

Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books

Pub. Date

2004.

Physical Desc

280 pages ; 24 cm

Language

English

7) Loaded words

Author

Garber, Marjorie B

Publisher

Fordham University Press

Pub. Date

2012.

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

233 pages ; 23 cm

Language

English

8) Word ways: a study of our living language

Author

Hixson, Jerome Canady

Publisher

American Book Company

Pub. Date

[1939]

Physical Desc

vi, 338 pages ; 21 cm

Language

English

9) Word origins: and how we know them : etymology for everyone

Author

Liberman, Anatoly

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

2005.

Physical Desc

vii, 312 pages ; 22 cm

Language

English

10) Written in stone: a journey through the Stone Age and the origins of modern language

Author

Stevens, Chris

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Pub. Date

2015.

Edition

First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.

Physical Desc

272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Description

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Draws on mythology, ancient history, archaeology, the roots of society, technology, and warfare to reveal how the English language is based on original Stone Age language and uncovers the most influential and important words used by humanity's neolithic ancestors.

11) The Barnhart dictionary of etymology

Publisher

H.W. Wilson Co

Pub. Date

[1988]

Physical Desc

xxvii, 1,284 pages ; 27 cm

Language

English

12) How to read a word

Author

Knowles, Elizabeth

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

[2010]

Physical Desc

xiii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Language

English

13) Anonyponymous: the forgotten people behind everyday words

Author

Marciano, John Bemelmans

Publisher

Bloomsbury

Pub. Date

[2009]

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Physical Desc

152 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Language

English

14) Devious derivations: popular misconceptions--and more than 1,000 true origins of common words and phrases

Author

Rawson, Hugh

Publisher

Crown Publishers

Pub. Date

1994.

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

245 pages ; 24 cm

Language

English

15) The Oxford dictionary of English etymology

Author

Onions, C. T

Publisher

Clarendon P

Pub. Date

1966.

Physical Desc

xvi, 1,025 pages ; 24 cm

Language

English

16) Word mysteries & histories: from quiche to humble pie

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

[1986]

Physical Desc

xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

17) Dictionary of word origins

Author

Ayto, John

Publisher

Arcade

Pub. Date

1991.

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Physical Desc

583 unnumbered pages ; 25 cm

Language

English

18) The secret lives of words

Author

West, Paul

Publisher

Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2000]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

296 pages ; 24 cm

Language

English

19) Origins: a short etymological dictionary of modern English

Author

Partridge, Eric

Publisher

Macmillan

Pub. Date

1966.

Edition

[fourth edition, with numerous revisions and some substantial additions].

Physical Desc

xix, 972 pages ; 26 cm

Language

English

20) Webster's word histories

Publisher

Merriam-Webster

Pub. Date

[1989]

Physical Desc

xvii, 526 pages ; 25 cm

Language

English

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1) Chinese calligraphy: from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters

2) The accidental dictionary: the remarkable twists and turns of English words

3) Et cetera, et cetera: notes of a word-watcher

4) The word detective

5) Thereby hangs a tale: stories of curious word origins

6) Ballyhoo, buckaroo, and spuds: ingenious tales of words and their origins

7) Loaded words

8) Word ways: a study of our living language

9) Word origins: and how we know them : etymology for everyone

10) Written in stone: a journey through the Stone Age and the origins of modern language

11) The Barnhart dictionary of etymology

12) How to read a word

13) Anonyponymous: the forgotten people behind everyday words

14) Devious derivations: popular misconceptions--and more than 1,000 true origins of common words and phrases

15) The Oxford dictionary of English etymology

16) Word mysteries & histories: from quiche to humble pie

17) Dictionary of word origins

18) The secret lives of words

19) Origins: a short etymological dictionary of modern English

20) Webster's word histories

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Suggest a purchase