NTC's Dictionary of Words Origins

by Adrian Room

Book Overview

"Acorn" has nothing to do with "corn". So many of the words we use and take for granted have no bearing on what their spellings suggest they were derived from. Word scholars and general readers alike... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844251798
• ISBN13: 9780844251790
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"