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344 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780197664919
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Language: English
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Publication date: 01 April 2024
Description
Lost origins of words revealed. We like to recount that goodbye started out as "god be with you," that whiskey comes from the Gaelic for "water of life," or that avocado originated as the Aztec word for "testicle." But there are many words with or...
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344 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780197664919
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 01 April 2024
Description
Lost origins of words revealed. We like to recount that goodbye started out as "god be with you," that whiskey comes from the Gaelic for "water of life," or that avocado originated as the Aztec word for "testicle." But there are many words with or...