The Merriam-Webster new book of word histories
A gold mine of word histories for reference or browsing. Covers the origins of 1,500 words. Over 600 engagingly written articles. Explore the stories behind our vocabulary
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1 online resource (xvii, 526 pages)
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"The material in this book is taken from Webster's word histories"--Preface
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