An edition of What's in a word?
(2001)
What's in a word?
etymological gossip about some interesting English words
by Robert M. Gorrell
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What's in a word?: etymological gossip about some interesting English words
2001, University of Nevada Press
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0874173671 9780874173673
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Table of Contents
Roots from Rome
Adapting Latin
The Greeks had a word
Borrowing around the world
Gods and legends
Proper nouns to common
Lore, history, gossip, mistakes
Compounding and affixes
Semantic change
Coinages and spontaneous combustion.
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Includes index.
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