As all lovers of language know, words are the source of our very understanding of ourselves and the world around us Often, however, our use of language is so automatic that we neglect to consider where thoseащшшм words came from and what they assume What are the implications, beyond the simple dictionary definitions, of using words such as privilege, hysteria, seminal, and gyp? Browsing through the pages of The Barhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology is like exploring the hiбйбггstorical, political, and rhetorical wonderland of our linguistic heritage We see the evolution of ideas, as rootword connections that now seem arbitrary are traced to schools of thought from the past We also find an opportunity to examine how the sometimes backwards, sometimes hilarious, and sometimes illuminating ideologies built into our language affect our modern thinking Written in a fresh, accessible style, this book provides the derivations of over 21,000 English-language woбрптгrds without resorting to the use of abbreviations, symbols, or technical terminology Drawing on the most current American scholarship, and focusing on the core words in contemporary English, The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology is both a diverting browse and a thinking person's Bible 1 edition Автор Роберт К Барнхарт Robert K Barnhart.