Etymology


The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States
Dictionary of Word Origins: Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words
Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year
The Story of English in 100 Words
Word Origins ... and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory
Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
Babel
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
Course in General Linguistics by Ferdinand de SaussureThe Language Instinct by Steven PinkerThe Study of Language by George YuleAn Introduction to Language by Victoria A. FromkinMetaphors We Live By by George Lakoff
Best Books about Linguistics
249 books — 223 voters

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary by Merriam-WebsterHope in the Valley by Penelope BourdillonThe Oxford English Dictionary by John Andrew SimpsonOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary by A.S. HornbyEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Dictionaries
387 books — 65 voters

Michael Ondaatje
The word should be thinkering.
Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient

Terry Pratchett
Do you know where 'policeman' comes from, sir? ... 'Polis' used to mean 'city', said Carrot. That's what policeman means: 'a man for the city'. Not many people knew that. The word 'polite' comes from 'polis', too. It used to mean the proper behaviour from someone living in a city. ...more
Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms

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