Derivation Dictionaries (Word Histories)

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Dictionary of Word Origins (Softcover)

US$19.45

The Heron Derivation Dictionary - Fourth Edition published 2005 (softcover)

Derivations (word histories) help one to fully understand a word. Most beginning and intermediate dictionaries do not have them.
For any student who wants a basic understanding of a word's history but does not want to spend time looking up a lot of symbols.

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Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins , Third Edition (paperback)

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Word histories can help you to fully understand a word.

If you have ever looked up all the definitions in a word and still felt like you were missing something it could be you need more information about the word's history.

If you ever wondered how a word has such different definitions this can also be answered by knowing the words history.

DERIVATION: In a dictionary, the derivation is the section which shows the origin and historical development of a word. It is useful for gaining a full understanding of a word.

ETYMOLOGY: the origin and development of a word; the tracing of a word or other form back as far as possible in its own language and to its source in contemporary or earlier languages. Also known as "word histories".

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