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1) The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins

Author

Hendrickson, Robert

Series

Facts on File library writer's library
Facts on File library of language and literature

Language

English

2) Horsefeathers, and other curious words

Author

Funk, Charles Earle

Language

English

3) Where words come from: a dictionary of word origins

Author

Sedgwick, Fred

Publisher

Continuum

Language

English

Formats

Book - Regular Print, eBook

4) Chinese calligraphy: from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters

Author

Fazzioli, Edoardo

Publisher

Abbeville Press

Pub. Date

[1987]

Language

English

5) Picturesque word origins: with forty-five illustrative drawings

Publisher

G. & C. Merriam company

Pub. Date

[1933]

Language

English

6) Word origins: ...and how we know them : etymology for everyone

Author

Liberman, Anatoly

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

[2005]

Language

English

7) Et cetera, et cetera: notes of a word-watcher

Author

Thomas, Lewis

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

[1990]

Language

English

8) The word detective

Author

Morris, Evan

Publisher

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

9) Written in stone: a journey through the Stone Age and the origins of modern language

Author

Stevens, Chris

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

Description

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Draws on mythology, ancient history, archaeology, the roots of society, technology, and warfare to reveal how the English language is based on original Stone Age language and uncovers the most influential and important words used by humanity's neolithic ancestors.