T. F. Hoad, "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology"English | 1993 | pages: 580 | ISBN: 0192830988 | PDF | 51,2 mb
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 any popular dictionary.