The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology is the most comprehensive dictionary of the English language ever published. It is based on the original edition of the Oxford English Dictionary but much augmented by further research on the etymology of English and other languages. Providing a fascinating insight into the development of English, it describes 38,000 words in 24,000 articles which include: current meanings of each word; date of first recorded
appearance in English; chronology of the development of each word's senses; earliest written form in English; related words in other languages; pronunciation.
Author: C. T. Onions
Format: Hardback, 1040 pages, 164mm x 242mm, 1720 g
Published: 1966, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom
Genre: Linguistics
Interest Age: From 13 to 17 years
Description
The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology is the most comprehensive dictionary of the English language ever published. It is based on the original edition of the Oxford English Dictionary but much augmented by further research on the etymology of English and other languages. Providing a fascinating insight into the development of English, it describes 38,000 words in 24,000 articles which include: current meanings of each word; date of first recorded
appearance in English; chronology of the development of each word's senses; earliest written form in English; related words in other languages; pronunciation.
The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology