TY - BOOK AU - Walter W.Skeat TI - An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language SN - 9780486440521 AV - PE1580 U1 - 422 PB - Dover Publications KW - Language N2 - Practical and reliable, this reference traces English words back to their Indo-European roots. Each entry features a brief definition, identifies the language of origin, and employs a few illustrative quotations. An extensive appendix includes lists of prefixes, suffixes, Indo-European roots, homonyms and doublets, and the distribution of English-language sources ER -