Oxford Dictionary Of English Etymology Pdf

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It is based on the original edition of the oxford english dictionary but much augmented by further research on the etymology of english and other languages. Onions oxford university press. Onions jstor the oxford dictionary of english etymology is an etymological dictionary of the english language published by. Hoad awealth of information about our language and its history this reference source provides over 17 000 entries on word origins.

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