Quid pro quo
what the Romans really gave the English language
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Word Count
86,250 words, Guess
Page Count
345 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101782399313
- ISBN-10178239933X
- ISBN-139781782399315
- ISBN-139781782399339
- Library of Congress Control Number2016435263
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Number960493841
- Better World Books9781782399339
- Better World Books9781782399315
- Open LibraryOL26939216M
Classifications
- DDC422/.471
- LCCPE1582.L3 J66 2016
- LCCPE1582
Description
"From germs and bullets to custard and tinsel, [this book] traces the often surprising origins of hundreds of everyday words and reveals the important role Latin has played in the creation of our vast English vocabulary."--Jacket.
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