Author

Contributions

  • Maestro, Giulio, ill. - Contributor

Publication

1988 - Clarion Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

16,000 words, Guess

Page Count

64 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more
  • LibraryThing4835291
  • Library of Congress Control Number87032630
  • OCLC Control Number17261821
  • Better World Books9780899195094
  • Open LibraryOL2402341M

Classifications

  • DDC422
  • LCCPE1596 .T48 1988

Description

Traces the origins of more than 100 eponymous words--words derived from the names of people or places. For example "sandwich" is an eponymous word from the eponym, Earl of Sandwich, the man who invented sandwiches.

First Sentence

Where do words come from?

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Guppies in tuxedos: funny eponymsClarion Books1988-01-01

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