etymology

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Thereby hangs a tale

stories of curious word origins
1950

From the horse's mouth

1977
A collection of idioms and their origins.

A certain "je ne sais quoi"

the origin of foreign words used in English
2010

Webster's word histories

1989
Contains over 1,500 entries and 600 articles concerning the origins of words in the English language.

Why do we say it?

the stories behind the words, expressions, and cliches we use
1985
Alphabetically arranged entries trace the origins of hundreds of unusual words and expressions.

Chinese calligraphy

from pictograph to ideogram : the history of 214 essential Chinese/Japanese characters
1987
A guide to reading the pictographs or symbols of the Chinese language, focusing on the 214 radicals of the Kang Xi; divided into eight groups based on analogies in form or meaning.

100 words to make you sound smart

2006
Defines one hundred words designed to help people improve their vocabulary and sound more intelligent in any situation.

Origins

a short etymological dictionary of modern English
1983
Contains an alphabetical listing of 12,000 of the most commonly used words in the English language.

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