Dictionary of Word Origins

Words are the building blocks of language, but their derivations are often stories in themselves. With entries from accolade to zoo and including such disparate items as blackmail, fiasco, influence and rigmarole, this title explains the origins and development of 300 commonly used words.

Cuvintele sunt elementele de baza ale limbajului, dar derivarile lor sunt adesea povesti in sine. Cu intrari de la recunostinta la gradina zoologica si incluzand articole disparate precum santajul, fiasco-ul, influenta si rigmarola, acest titlu explica originile si dezvoltarea a 300 de cuvinte utilizate in mod obisnuit.