Everyday Words from Names of People & PlacesElsevier/Nelson Books, 1980 - 315 páginas Compiles facts about such commonly used words as canary, denim, and gorgeous, whose origins can be traced back to the names of people, places, and things. |
Contenido
Introduction | 11 |
The Vegetable Kingdom | 43 |
The Mineral Kingdom | 64 |
It Takes All Kinds | 81 |
2355 | 93 |
43 | 99 |
Eat Drink and Be Merry | 133 |
A Complete Wardrobe | 164 |
Intellect and Entertainment | 207 |
Music Art Sports | 218 |
Economics and GovernmentA Social | 239 |
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What's in a Name?: Reflections of an Irrepressible Name Collector Paul Dickson Sin vista previa disponible - 1996 |