The Etymologicon : A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (9781785781704)

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER

`Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' Nick Duerden, Independent

`Particularly good ... Forsyth takes words and draws us into their, and our, murky history' William Leith, Evening Standard

The Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language.

What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces?

Mark Forsyth's riotous celebration of the idiosyncratic and sometimes absurd connections between words isa classic of its kind: a mine of fascinating information and a must-read for word-lovers everywhere.

`Highly recommended.' Spectator

Product details

• Format Paperback | 256 pages
• Dimensions 129 x 198 x 22mm | 256g
• Publication date 03 Nov 2016
• Publisher Icon Books Ltd
• Publication City/Country Duxford, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Edition Statement UK ed.
• ISBN10 1785781707
• ISBN13 9781785781704
• Bestsellers rank 232

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