This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Cloth over boards. Please try again. Written in a fresh, accessible style, this book provides the derivations of over 21,000 English-language words without resorting to the use of abbreviations, symbols, or technical terminology. Edited by Robert K. Barnhart. Ships from and sold by ---SuperBookDeals. This book is a unique scholarly achievement-authoritative original scholarship designed to be a useful reference source for the general reader as well as for an important etymological resource for the expert. by H. W. Wilson. I paid fifty dollars for this book and expected a Collins Reference book to be made to last. Once Upon a Word: A Word-Origin Dictionary for Kids―Building Vocabulary Through Etymology, Definitions & Stories, Black People are Indigenous to the Americas: Research Material for the Inquisitive. If you are the type of person who reads with a dictionary within reach, you will find this resource indispensable. It's great! Use the Amazon App to scan ISBNs and compare prices. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. No, I don't care. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at $24.99. 24*7 Customer Service. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Thousands of movies and TV shows to satisfy any movie buff. The 13-digit and 10-digit formats both work. the paper and the binding are very poor quality. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2019. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. Let's Read: A Linguistic Approach (Revised, Updated), The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. The Barnhart Dictionary o... Defintions are important. To combat spells one must educate word origins and correct meanings. Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology book. Recommendations by Simularity | A splendid dictionary, but hardly a real book. But it's nice to know where words come from! Welcome back. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Sign up for an exclusive coupon good on your next order. 916 pp. ISBN 10: 0062700847. See how much other students are saving on textbooks today. Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited, Baker & Taylor, Inc., or by their respective licensors, or by the publishers, or by their respective licensors. Information was vague and did not have the etymon information as expected for this type of reference. Barnhart may be a familiar name to my readers: His brother, Robert Barnhart, created The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology, one of my go-to resources. Words are used to confuse.