The Illustrated Etymologicon-Mark Forsyth

Published By: Icon BooksPages: 320Released On: 04/11/2021 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? MarkContinue reading “The Illustrated Etymologicon-Mark Forsyth”