Where Words Come From

A Dictionary of Word Origins

By: Fred Sedgwick

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Paperback | 10 May 2009 | Edition Number 1

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224 Pages

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This is an invaluable guide to the fascinating origins of everyday words crafted into pithy annecdotes and facts. 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.

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"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

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