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English Language Etymology Dictionaries
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The Barnhart concise dictionary of etymology



New York : HarperCollins Publishers, ©1995. 1995

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The Barnhart dictionary of etymology



[Bronx, N.Y.] : H.W. Wilson Co., 1988. 1988

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The Cassell dictionary of word histories.



London : Cassell ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub. Co., 1999. 1999

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A certain "je ne sais quoi" : the origin of foreign words used in English


Rhodes, Chloe.
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, [2010] 2010

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The Concise Oxford dictionary of English etymology



Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1986. 1986

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A Dictionary of Americanisms on historical principles.


Mathews, Mitford M. (Mitford McLeod), 1891-1985.
Chicago, University of Chicago Press [1951] 2 v. (xvi, 1946 p.) illus. 29 cm. 1951

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Dictionary of word and phrase origins


Morris, William, 1913-1994.
New York : Harper & Row [1962-] 1962

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Dictionary of word origins


Ayto, John.
New York : Arcade Pub., 1991. 1991

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Dictionary of Word Origins


Shipley, Joseph T. (Joseph Twadell), 1893-1988, author.
[Place of publication not identified] : Philosophical Library/Open Road, [2021] 2021

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Dictionary of word origins


Ayto, John.
New York : Arcade Pub., ©2011. 2011

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An etymological dictionary of the English language


Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William), 1835-1912.
Oxford : The Clarendon press, [1924] 1924

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The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins


Hendrickson, Robert, 1933-
New York, N.Y. : Facts on File, [1987] 1987

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The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins


Hendrickson, Robert, 1933-
New York : Facts on File, [1997] 1997

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It's Greek to me! : brush up your classics


Macrone, Michael.
New York, N.Y. : HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. 1991

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Loose cannons & red herrings : a book of lost metaphors


Claiborne, Robert.
New York : Norton, [1988] 1988

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Morris dictionary of word and phrase origins


Morris, William, 1913-1994.
New York : Harper & Row, [1988] 1988

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Morris Dictionary of word and phrase origins


Morris, William, 1913-1994.
New York : Harper & Row, [1977] 1977

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NTC's dictionary of changes in meaning


Room, Adrian.
Lincolnwood, Ill. : National Textbook Company, 1991. 1991

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NTC's dictionary of word origins


Room, Adrian.
Lincolnwood, Ill., U.S.A. : National Textbook Co., 1991. 1991

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The Oxford companion to the English language



Oxford, [Eng.] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992. 1992

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The Oxford dictionary of allusions


Delahunty, Andrew.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. 2001

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The Oxford dictionary of English etymology


Onions, C. T. (Charles Talbut), 1873-1965, editor.
Oxford : Clarendon P., 1966. 1966

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The Oxford dictionary of word histories



Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. 2002

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Oxford English dictionary.



Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993-1997. 1997

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The roots of English : a reader's handbook of word origins


Claiborne, Robert.
New York : Times Books, 1989. 1989

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The secret lives of words


West, Paul, 1930-2015
New York : Harcourt, [2000] 2000

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The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles


Little, William, 1848-1922.
Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1973. 1973

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The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles ;


Little, William, 1848-1922., author
Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1933. 1933

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A thesaurus of English word roots


Danner, Horace G., author.
Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, 2014. 2014

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A thesaurus of medical word roots


Danner, Horace G., author.
Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013. 2013

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Webster's word histories.



Springfield, Mass. : Merriam-Webster, [1989] 1989

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When is a pig a hog? : a guide to confoundingly related English words


Randall, Bernice.
New York : Prentice Hall, [1991] 1991

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Where words come from


Umstatter, Jack.
New York : Franklin Watts, [2002] 2002

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Who Said That First? : The curious origins of common words and phrases


Cryer, Max.
[Place of publication not identified] : Exisle Publishing PTY Ltd., [2010] 2010

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Why you say it


Garrison, Webb, 1919-2000
New York : MJF Books, [1992] 1992

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Wicked words : a treasury of curses, insults, put-downs, and other formerly unprintable terms from A


Rawson, Hugh.
New York : Crown Publishers, 1989. 1989

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Word mysteries & histories : from quiche to humble pie.


Houghton Mifflin Company.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1986. xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. c1986

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Word stems : a dictionary


Kennedy, John, 1846-1927.
New York : Soho, [1996] 1996

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Wordcatcher : an odyssey into the world of weird and wonderful words


Cousineau, Phil.
Berkeley, Calif. : Viva Editions : Distributed by Publishers Group West, ©2010. 2010

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English Language Etymology Dictionaries Juvenile
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Abracadabra to zombie : more than 300 wacky word origins


Wulffson, Don L.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, [2003] 2003

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Where words come from


Umstatter, Jack.
New York : Franklin Watts, [2002] 2002

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English Language Etymology Fiction
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The liar's dictionary : a novel


Williams, Eley, author.
New York : Doubleday, [2020] 2020

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