Edited by: T. F. Hoad
Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, the principal authority on the origin and development of English words, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology contains a wealth of information about the English language and its history. Find out where the words 'bungalow' and 'assassin' came from, what 'nice' meant in the Middle Ages and much more.
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Print Publication Date:
- 1996
- Print ISBN-13:
- 9780192830982
- Published online:
- 2003
- Current Online Version:
- 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acref/9780192830982.001.0001
- eISBN:
- 9780191727153
Author
T. F. Hoad,editor T. F. Hoad is Fellow and Tutor in English language and Medieval Literature at St Peter's College, Oxford.
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