Ayto, John. <br/><br/>
Oxford school dictionary of word origins: the curious twists and turns of the cool and weird words we use. / 
John Ayto. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2009. 
 - xiv, 494 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Introduction: School dictionary of word origins (A-L): Word origins by type and topic:  New words -- Invented words -- Eponyms -- Onomatopoeia -- Supernatural creatures -- Food -- Pasta -- Back-formation -- Acronyms -- Loan translation -- Blends -- Conversion -- Initialisms -- Shortened words -- Elements -- Dinosaurs -- First names -- Folk etymology -- Space -- Fashion and clothing -- Science and technology -- Days of the week -- Months of the year -- Numbers -- Nations -- Languages -- Prefixes -- Suffixes -- School dictionary of word origins (M-Z).  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199112210 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dictionary.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1580.A98