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English
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"Word Histories and Mysteries explores the origins of hundreds of the most interesting words in the English language."
"Language aficionados will discover the unexpected links between such seemingly unrelated words as guest, hostility, and xenophobia - hidden connections often dating back over six thousand years ago to Proto-Indo-European, the ancestor of English spoken long before the invention of writing. English has also borrowed extensively from...
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English
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An exploration of English linguistics and grammar through stories of how different words came to be, relating where, when, how, and why words came to be. Includes lessons on word roots and branches, introductions to where readers favorite food words--like bacon or marshmallow, perhaps--got their start, and kid-friendly dictionary definitions. Includes illustrations.