The illustrated etymologicon : a circular stroll through the hidden connections of the English language
Forsyth, Mark2021
Books, Manuscripts
The Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language. What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces? Mark Forsyth's riotous celebration of the idiosyncratic and sometimes absurd connections between words is a classic of its kind: a mine of fascinating information and a must-read for word-lovers everywhere.
Main title:
Author:
Forsyth, Mark, author
Edition:
Illustrated edition.
Imprint:
London : Icon Books, 2021.
Collation:
318 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2011.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781785787850 (hbk)
Dewey class:
422
LC class:
PE1574
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
3004784