Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins

By John Ayto

Book Overview

An engaging insight into the origins of the everyday language we use. It provides additional language support and information through funny and absorbing word histories, feature entries on especially curious words, and a full thematic section on words from the worlds of food, fashion, dinosaur names, invented and onomatopoeic words, and much more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192733745
• ISBN13: 9780192733740
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 7.9"