Download or read book The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Word Histories written by Glynnis Chantrell and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2003 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating origins of more than 11,000 core words in English are compiled in this reference that includes word usage, social history of words now used, and special features on various meanings of words. Original.