Chambers Dictionary of Etymology

Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9780550142306

Price: £45

ON SALE: 6th August 1999

Genre: Language / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative Linguistics

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With over 30,000 entries, Chambers Dictionary of Etymology is a prestigious and scholarly dictionary that explains where English words come from. An important etymological resource for the expert, it is also a useful reference source for the general reader.

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'The best of scholarship ... the most user-friendly of etymological dictionaries'
University of Georgia