Eric Partridge

Origins (eBook, ePUB)

A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This etymological dictionary gives the origins of some 20,000 items from the modern English vocabulary, discussing them in groups that make clear the connections between words derived by a variety of routes from originally common stock.

As well as giving the answers to questions about the derivation of individual words, it is a fascinating book to browse through, and includes extensive lists of prefixes, suffixes, and elements used in the creation of new vocabulary.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 992
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134942169
• Artikelnr.: 40464776

Autorenporträt

Eric Partridge

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
How to use this dictionary
Abbreviations, including those for works frequently mentioned
The dictionary
Commentary
A list of prefixes
A list of suffixes
A list of learned compound-forming elements
Addenda to dictionary