TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ayto, John.
TI  - Oxford school dictionary of word origins: the curious twists and turns of the cool and weird words we use.
SN  - 9780199112210
AV  - PE1580.A98 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Dictionary
N1  - 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).
ER  -