Cassells Dictionary of Word Histories - Adrian Room - książka wyd. 2002

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With over 20,000 words and word elements, ranging from the everyday to the esoteric and from street slang to scientific terminology, this lexicon paints a picture of the diverse and fascinating sources that gave rise to the English language we now speak. For each entry, there's a basic definition, grammatical status, and the term's history proper - when it first appeared in English, its origins, and the history of its development.