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The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology
Language: en
Pages: 660
Authors: Walter W. Skeat
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993 - Publisher: Wordsworth Editions

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Walter Skeat (1835-1912) was one of the greatest investigators of the roots of the English language, and his remarkable scholarship was instrumental in the revi
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
Language: en
Pages: 580
Authors: T. F. Hoad
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-06-03 - Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks

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Where did the words bungalow and assassin derive? What did nice mean in the Middle Ages? How were adder, anger, and umpire originally spelt? The answers can be
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Language: en
Pages: 660
Authors: Walter William Skeat
Categories: English language
Type: BOOK - Published: 1890 - Publisher:

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Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology
Language: en
Pages: 944
Authors: Robert K. Barnhart
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-09-15 - Publisher: Collins Reference

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As all lovers of language know, words are the source of our very understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Often, however, our use of language is so a
An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology
Language: en
Pages: 413
Authors: Anatoly Liberman
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

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This work introduces renowned linguistics scholar Anatoly Liberman's comprehensive dictionary and bibliography of the etymology of English words. The English et