Oxford school dictionary of word origins: the curious twists and turns of the cool and weird words we use

Oxford school dictionary of word origins: the curious twists and turns of the cool and weird words we use Ayto, John. creator text xxu Oxford Oxford University Press 2009 monographic eng xiv, 494 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Contents: Introduction: School dictionary of word origins (A-L): Word origins by type and topic: New words -- Invented words -- Eponyms -- Onomatopoeia -- Supernatural creatures -- Food -- Pasta -- Back-formation -- Acronyms -- Loan translation -- Blends -- Conversion -- Initialisms -- Shortened words -- Elements -- Dinosaurs -- First names -- Folk etymology -- Space -- Fashion and clothing -- Science and technology -- Days of the week -- Months of the year -- Numbers -- Nations -- Languages -- Prefixes -- Suffixes -- School dictionary of word origins (M-Z). John Ayto. Dictionary PE1580.A98 9780199112210 140603