The World in So Many Words: A Country-by-Country Tour of Words That Have Shaped Our Language

The World in So Many Words: A Country-by-Country Tour of Words That Have Shaped Our Language image
ISBN-10:

0395959209

ISBN-13:

9780395959206

Author(s): Allan Metcalf
Edition: First American Ed
Released: Jan 01, 1999
Publisher: Houghton/Mifflin
Format: Hardcover, 298 pages
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Description:

An international tour of words that have shaped the English language explores the etymology of words such as paradise, siesta, geyser, justice, tattoo, and zombie, revealing their often fascinating origins in foreign cultures.


























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