The American heritage dictionary of Indo-European roots /Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin,
Date: c2000. This title can be found in 2 Iowa libraries.
Dictionary of idioms and their origins /Author: Flavell, Linda.
Publisher: London : Kyle Cathie,
Date: 2000, c1992. This title can be found in 1 Iowa libraries.
The Cassell dictionary of word histories.Publisher: New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub. Co., New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Sterling Pub. Co.,
Date: 1999. This title can be found in 1 Iowa libraries.
QPB encyclopedia of word and phrase origins /Author: Hendrickson, Robert,
Publisher: New York : Facts on File,
Date: c1998. This title can be found in 1 Iowa libraries.
The fascinating origins of everyday words /Author: Room, Adrian.
Publisher: Lincolnwood, Ill. : NTC Pub. Group,
Date: [1997] This title can be found in 3 Iowa libraries.
The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins /Author: Hendrickson, Robert,
Publisher: New York : Facts on File,
Date: 1997. This title can be found in 11 Iowa libraries.
Qpb encyclopedia of word and phrase origins.Author: Hendrickson, Robert.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Facts on File,
Date: 1997. This title can be found in 1 Iowa libraries.
Hobson-Jobson : the Anglo-Indian dictionary /Author: Yule, Henry,
Publisher: Ware : Wordsworth Reference,
Date: 1996. This title can be found in 1 Iowa libraries.
2000 most challenging and obscure words /Author: Schur, Norman W.
Publisher: New York : Galahad Books,
Date: 1994. This title can be found in 1 Iowa libraries.
When blue meant yellow : how colors got their names /Author: Heifetz, Jeanne,
Publisher: New York : Holt,
Date: 1994. This title can be found in 2 Iowa libraries.
From Achilles' heel to Zeus's shield /Author: Corey, Dale.
Publisher: New York : Fawcett Columbine,
Date: 1993. This title can be found in 1 Iowa libraries.
Get to the roots a dictionary of word and phrase originsAuthor: Manser, Martin H.
Publisher: New York Avon Books
Date: 1992 This title can be found in 1 Iowa libraries.
Cassell everyday phrases : their origins and meanings /Author: Ewart, Neil.
Publisher: New York : Distributed by Sterling Pub. Co., New York : Distributed by Sterling Pub. Co.,
Date: 1991. This title can be found in 1 Iowa libraries.
When is a pig a hog? : a guide to confoundingly related English words /Author: Randall, Bernice.
Publisher: New York : Prentice Hall,
Date: c1991. This title can be found in 5 Iowa libraries.
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