Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus by American Heritage

Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus

American Heritage

368 pages first pub 1966 (view editions)

nonfiction education reference informative lighthearted fast-paced
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Did you know that cats are related etymologically to caterpillars? Or that Thomas Edison played a key role in popularizing the use of the greeting "Hello”? Or that muscles were originally mice, since a flexed biceps looks like a little rodent scur...

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