Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English

by EricPartridge (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2008

  $94.26

  Describes the origins of some 20,000 items from the modern English vocabulary, discussing them in groups that make clear the connections between words derived by a variety of routes from originally common stock. This book includes lists of prefixes, suffixes, and elements used in the creation of new vocabulary.

• New

  Hardcover
  1977

  $199.46

  This dictionary gives the origins of some 20,000 items from the modern English vocabulary. Words are grouped together and their connections explained. The book also includes lists of prefixes and suffixes.