TY  - BOOK
TI  - Word histories and mysteries: from abracadabra to Zeus 
SN  - 0618454500 (pbk.)
AV  - PE1580 .W665 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Houghton Mifflin Co.
KW  - English language
KW  - Etymology
KW  - Dictionaries
N2  - The articles, averaging half a page, though based on current scholarship, are themselves casual reading. The selection is so small that readers looking for a specific word are more likely to find some other word with a story that will interest and often delight them instead. Pronunciations are not indicated, either for the main listing or for the g
ER  -