Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words Christmas Above all else

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Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words Christmas Above all elseUncover the hidden and often surprising connection between words. Written in a clear and informative style, the more than 8,000 articles reveal the origins of and links between some of the most common English language words. What is the link between map and apron, acrobat and oxygen, zeal and jealousy, flour and pollen, secret and crime? Did you know that crimson originally comes from the name of tiny scale insects, the kermes, from whose dried bodies