The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
- ISBN-10
- 1439505713
- ISBN-13
- 9781439505717
- Category
- Medical
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-06-26
- Author
- T. F. Hoad
Description
A guide to word origins offers entries covering the history and sense-development of a major part of the modern English vocabulary.
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