Ayto, John. <br/><br/>
Word origins :  the hidden histories of English words from A to Z / 
John Ayto. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - London :  A & C Black,  2005. 
 - 554 p. :  ill ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Rev. ed. of: Dictionary of word origins. 1990. 
<br/><br/> Examines the origins of thousands of commonly-used English words, revealing how the various influences on the English language have led to unlikely connections between words. 
<br/><br/> Adult  Follett Library Resources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0713674989 9780713674989 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006365155 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Etymology--Dictionaries.<br/>English language--Etymology--Dictionaries.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1580  / .A97 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>422.03