The world in so many words: a country-by-country tour of words that have shaped our language
An international tour of words that have shaped the English language explores the etymology of words such as paradise, siesta, geyser, justice, tattoo, and zombie.
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Boston [u.a.]
Houghton Mifflin
1999
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| Summary: | An international tour of words that have shaped the English language explores the etymology of words such as paradise, siesta, geyser, justice, tattoo, and zombie. |
| Physical Description: | XVIII, 298 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0395959209 |
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| adam_text | THEWORLD
IN S O
MANYWORDS
A Country-by-Country Tour of Words That
Have Shaped Our Language
Allan Metcalf
HOUGHTON MIFFUN COMPANY Boston New York
CONTENTS
Introduction ix
Note on Sources xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Europe
Africa
Asia
Oceania
The Americas
Indexes
Word Index 281
Language Index 293
Country Index 297
Vll
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