Where Words Come from: A Dictionary of Word Origins

ISBN-13: 9781847062741 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 224 str.

Fred Sedgwick

Opis

Did you know that 'aardvark' comes from the South African for 'earth pig'? Or that 'assassin' actually comes from the Arabic for 'smoker of hashish'? This book explains why 'bungalow' comes from Hindi and what exactly 'hello' is short for.
It is an invaluable guide to the fascinating origins of everyday words. There are literally tens of thousands of English words with entertaining and engaging stories behind them. Tackling the topic in an anecdotal and yet thorough manner, Fred Sedgwick's pithy, interesting, upbeat and approachable Where Words Come From is the etymological dictionary for everyone, a book to inspire wonder, debate and laughter.

Recenzje

"Fred Sedgewick has a way with words... Present the average schoolboy with a new dictionary and chances are his first thought will involve looking up rude words. Old headmaster Fred Sedgewick's new book on word origins is a temptation too far for me. And I'm not disappointed: he hasn't chickened out" Steven Russell, East Anglian Daily Times

Spis treści

List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Map
A-Z list of words
Bibliography
Index

O autorze

Fred Sedgwick is a poet, former headteacher and author of many books in the areas of literature, expressive arts, education and creativity.