Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds by Jess Zafarris

Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds

Jess Zafarris

336 pages first pub 2025 (view editions)

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Did you know that an "astronaut" is literally a "star sailor," that a thesaurus is, in fact, a "treasure trove" of words, and that someone who is "sinister" is actually just "left-handed"?Have you ever wondered why English isn't considered a Roman...

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