Screen LibraryWhat's in a word?：etymological gossip about some interesting English words
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University of Nevada Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Reno |
| Publication Dates: | c2001. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 226: ; 19 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0874173671 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | H313 |
| CLC: | H313.5 |
| Call Number: | H313.5/G673 |
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Includes index. Roots from Rome -- Adapting Latin -- The Greeks had a word -- Borrowing around the world -- Gods and legends -- Proper nouns to common -- Lore, history, gossip, mistakes -- Compounding and affixes -- Semantic change -- Coinages and spontaneous combustion. |