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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 found in this essential companion to any popular dictionary. With over 17,000 entries, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to word origins available in paperback. Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, the principal authority on the origin and development of English words, it contains a wealth of information about our language and its history.
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 found in this essential companion to any popular dictionary. With over 17,000 entries, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to word origins available in paperback. Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, the principal authority on the origin and development of English words, it contains a wealth of information about our language and its history.
Über den Autor
T. F. Hoad is Lecturer in English at Oxford University.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Sachliteratur
Thema: Fremdsprachige Wörterbücher
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Oxford Paperback Reference
Inhalt: XIV
552 S.
ISBN-13: 9780192830982
ISBN-10: 0192830988
Sprache: Englisch
Originalsprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hoad, T. F.
Herausgeber: T F Hoad
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Oxford University Press España S.A., El Parque Empresarial San Fernando de Henares, Avendia de Castilla 2, E-28830 Madrid, product.safety@oup.com
Maße: 197 x 128 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: T. F. Hoad
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.12.1996
Gewicht: 0,392 kg
Artikel-ID: 101401422