Word Origins: An Exploration and History of Words and Language by Wilfred Funk
Word Origins: An Exploration and History of Words and Language

Wilfred Funk

Word Origins: An Exploration and History of Words and Language

Wilfred Funk

448 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction history reference informative slow-paced
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A noted lexicographer tells the life stories of thousands of words -- how, when, and where they originated, and how their meanings have changed and developed through the centuries. The words are arranged according to themes that include politics, ...

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