English language - Etymology - Dictionaries

Where did the words bungalow and assassin derive? What did nice mean in the Middle Ages? How were adder, anger, and umpire originally spelled? The answers can be found in this essential companion to a… [more below]

• Series: Oxford Quick Reference
• Author: Hoad, T. F.
• Binding: Paperback
• Page Count: 576
• Publish Date: July 29 1993
• ISBN10: 0192830988
• Language: English