Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

Location: Yonge and College /downtown Toronto "The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology is the most comprehensive etymological dictionary of the English language ever published. There are some 24.000 main entries, and, with the dreivatives, the total number of words treated is more than 38,000. Each word is accompanied by its pronunciation, its present-day meaning, the date of its first record in English and the chronology of the development of its sense(s), and its earliest form in written English..." - Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology Feel free to check out my other book posts as well!