Subject: Language and languages -- Etymology (Keywords)

'Serendipities' is an iconoclastic, dazzingly erudite and witty demonstration, by one of the world's most brilliant thinkers, of how myths and lunacies can produce historical developments of no small significance.

Long-time word detective & bestselling author of 'Port Out, Starboard Home', Michael Quinion brings us the answers to nearly 200 of the most intriguing questions he's been asked about language over the years.

Offers 250 words from the founders of the world's No 1 word-lovers' Web site. This collection of English words is useful for writers, scholars, and crossword puzzlers. It is organized around weekly themes, and offers readers a different word for each day of the week in various categories. This is...