Chambers Dictionary of Etymology

The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology by C. T. Onions

The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

C. T. Onions

Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words by John Ayto

Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words

John Ayto

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable by E. Cobham Brewer

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable

E. Cobham Brewer

The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots by Joseph Twadell Shipley

The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots

Joseph Twadell Shipley

The Oxford English Dictionary by E. S. C. Weiner

The Oxford English Dictionary

E. S. C. Weiner

The Chambers Dictionary by Editors of Chambers

The Chambers Dictionary

Editors of Chambers

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language by David Crystal

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

David Crystal

The Oxford Dictionary of Word Histories by Glynnis Chantrell

The Oxford Dictionary of Word Histories

Glynnis Chantrell

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language by Houghton Mifflin Company

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

Houghton Mifflin Company

Chambers Dictionary of Beliefs and Religions by Mark Vernon

Chambers Dictionary of Beliefs and Religions

Mark Vernon

The English Language by Robert Burchfield

The English Language

Robert Burchfield

Chambers Dictionary of Literary Characters by Editors of Chambers

Chambers Dictionary of Literary Characters

Editors of Chambers

The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary by Lesley Brown

The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

Lesley Brown

A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by H. W. Fowler

A Dictionary of Modern English Usage

H. W. Fowler

The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots by Calvert Watkins

The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots

Calvert Watkins

The Oxford Companion to the English Language by Tom McArthur

The Oxford Companion to the English Language

Tom McArthur

Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More than 400 Languages by Andrew Dalby

Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More than 400 Languages

Andrew Dalby

The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson

The Mother Tongue

Bill Bryson

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English by H. W. Fowler

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English

H. W. Fowler

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (Oxford Paperback Reference) by T. F. Hoad

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (Oxford Paperback Reference)

T. F. Hoad

The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention by Guy Deutscher

The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention

Guy Deutscher

Cassell's Latin Dictionary by D. P. Simpson

Cassell's Latin Dictionary

D. P. Simpson

The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology by Walter W. Skeat

The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology

Walter W. Skeat

The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories by Merriam-Webster

The Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories

Merriam-Webster

A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English by Eric Partridge

A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

Eric Partridge

A Latin Grammar by James Morwood

A Latin Grammar

James Morwood

The roots of English: a reader's handbook of word origins by Robert Claiborne

The roots of English: a reader's handbook of word origins

Robert Claiborne

Word Origins ... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone by Anatoly Liberman

Word Origins ... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone

Anatoly Liberman

Ologies and Isms: A Dictionary of Word Beginnings and Endings (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Michael Quinion

Ologies and Isms: A Dictionary of Word Beginnings and Endings (Oxford Paperback Reference)

Michael Quinion

The Cambridge encyclopedia of language by David Crystal

The Cambridge encyclopedia of language

David Crystal

Nobel: A Century of Prize Winners by Michael Worek

Nobel: A Century of Prize Winners

Michael Worek

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary: Selections from the 1755 Work That Defined the English Language by Jack Lynch

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary: Selections from the 1755 Work That Defined the English Language

Jack Lynch

Slang Through the Ages by Jonathon Green

Slang Through the Ages

Jonathon Green

Word Mysteries and Histories: From Quiche to Humble Pie by American Heritage

Word Mysteries and Histories: From Quiche to Humble Pie

American Heritage

Dictionary of Word Origins by Joseph T. Shipley

Dictionary of Word Origins

Joseph T. Shipley

The Stories of English by David Crystal

The Stories of English

David Crystal

An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter W. Skeat

An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

Walter W. Skeat

Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words by Bill Bryson

Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words

Bill Bryson

The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary

Simon Winchester

The Hutchinson Encyclopedia by Helicon Books

The Hutchinson Encyclopedia

Helicon Books

Chambers Biographical Dictionary by Magnus Magnusson

Chambers Biographical Dictionary

Magnus Magnusson

Complete Old English (Anglo-Saxon) with Two Audio CDs: A Teach Yourself Guide (Teach Yourself Language) by Mark Atherton

Complete Old English (Anglo-Saxon) with Two Audio CDs: A Teach Yourself Guide (Teach Yourself Language)

Mark Atherton

A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Francis Grose

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Merriam-Webster

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage

Merriam-Webster

A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages by Carl Darling Buck

A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages

Carl Darling Buck

Chambers Dictionary of World History by Bruce P. Lenman

Chambers Dictionary of World History

Bruce P. Lenman

The Oxford Classical Dictionary by Simon Hornblower

The Oxford Classical Dictionary

Simon Hornblower

Collins German Dictionary by Peter Terrell

Collins German Dictionary

Peter Terrell

Red Herrings and White Elephants by Albert Jack

Red Herrings and White Elephants

Albert Jack

The New Fowler's Modern English Usage by R. W. Burchfield

The New Fowler's Modern English Usage

R. W. Burchfield

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