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Record ID marc_records_scriblio_net/part01.dat:2689726:1117
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LEADER: 01117cam 2200265 a 4500
001 00011146
003 DLC
005 20021113105410.0
008 000828s2001 nvu s001 0 eng
010 $a 00011146
020 $a0874173671 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aPE1574$b.G67 2001
082 00 $a422/.4$221
100 1 $aGorrell, Robert M.
245 10 $aWhat's in a word? :$betymological gossip about some interesting English words /$cRobert Gorrell.
260 $aReno :$bUniversity of Nevada Press,$cc2001.
300 $a226 ;$c19 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aRoots 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.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xEtymology.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xForeign elements.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xForeign words and phrases.
650 0 $aLatin language$xInfluence on English.
650 0 $aGreek language$xInfluence on English.