Includes "histories of 1,500 English words."

Provides the origins and history behind thousands of everyday English words. Includes detailed explanations of the context in which each word was originally use

This extensive reference volume presents the etymological history of thousands of English words. The story of how words come to be is the story of how humans th

New edition! A handy, reliable, and authoritative dictionary of words most frequently used in Englis. More than 75,000 definitions, 2,000 new word entries, and