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Tag info: word origins
Includes: word origins, WORD ORIGIN (what?)
Tag and its aliases used 282 times by 130 users.![]()
Most often tagged word origins
- Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than… by John Ayto (15)
- Word Origins: A Classic Exploration of Words and Language by Wilfred Funk (7)
- Thereby Hangs a Tale by Charles Earle Funk (6)
- Word Mysteries and Histories: From Quiche to Humble Pie by American Heritage Publishing Company (5)
- A Hog on Ice by Charles Earle Funk (5)
- Horsefeathers and other curious words by Charles E. Funk (5)
- 2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings and Expressions from… by Charles Earle Funk (4)
- Sticklers, Sideburns and Bikinis: The military origins of… by Graeme Donald (4)
- Dictionary of Word Origins: A History of the Words,… by Jordan Almond (4)
- From Achilles' Heel to Zeus' Shield by Dale Corey Dibbley (3)
- Words from the Myths by Isaac Asimov (3)
- Why You Say It by Webb B. Garrison (3)
- The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins… by Robert Hendrickson (3)
- Dictionary of Word Origins by Joseph Twadell Shipley (3)
- Why Do We Say It: The Stories Behind the Words, Expressions… by Frank Oppel (3)
- Remarkable Words with Astonishing Origins by John Train (3)
- The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories by Merriam-Webster (3)
- Heavens to Betsy!: And Other Curious Sayings by Charles Earle Funk (3)
- It's Greek to Me by Michael Macrone (3)
- Word Origins: The Romance of Language by Cecil Hunt (2)



