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The Etymologies of Isidore of Seville by Stephen A. Barney, W. J. Lewis, J. A. Beach, and Oliver Berghof (Hardcover - Jul 3, 2006)

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Word Origins: A Classic Exploration of Words and Language by Wilfred Funk (Hardcover - Aug 11, 1992)

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Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology by Robert K. Barnhart (Hardcover - Sep 15, 1995)

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Chambers Dictionary of Etymology by Robert K. Barnhart and Sol Steinmetz (Hardcover - Sep 15, 1999)

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Excerpt - page 1: "... Short History of the English Language The etymology of a word is essentially an account of its history. ..."

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Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus (American Heritage Dictionaries) by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries (Paperback - Oct 13, 2004)

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The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology by C.T. Onions, G. W. S. Friedrichsen, and R. W. Burchfield (Hardcover - Dec 31, 1966)

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Word Origins And How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone by Anatoly Liberman (Paperback - April 13, 2009)

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (Oxford Paperback Reference) by T. F. Hoad (Paperback - Jul 29, 1993)

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The Oxford Dictionary of Word Histories (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Glynnis Chantrell (Paperback - Nov 4, 2004)

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In a Word: 750 Words and Their Fascinating Stories and Origins by Rosalie Baker and Tom Lopes (Hardcover - Dec 26, 2003)

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The Oxford Guide to Etymology (Oxford Linguistics) by Philip Durkin (Hardcover - Sep 28, 2009)

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Concise Dictionary of English Etymology (Wordsworth Reference) (Wordsworth Collection) by Walter W. Skeat (Paperback - April 1, 1998)

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