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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
by Mark Forsyth
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It also contains English words of indescribable beauty like wamblecropt (afflicted with queasiness) that have since vanished from the language.