ABSTRACT
This etymological dictionary gives the origins of some 20,000 items from the modern English vocabulary, discussing them in groups that make clear the connections between words derived by a variety of routes from originally common stock.
As well as giving the answers to questions about the derivation of individual words, it is a fascinating book to browse through, and includes extensive lists of prefixes, suffixes, and elements used in the creation of new vocabulary.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter vi|4 pages
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ELEMENTS
Science Technology other specialist vocabularies learning, elements occur words little everyday speech and writing, elements become changed or thoroughly incorporated, ordinary person recognize them. elements themselves words form, towards forming, nevertheless important, though the words cannot appear
