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Guppies in Tuxedos

Marvin Terban · 1988

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Traces the origins of more than 100 eponymous words--words derived from the names of people or places. For example "sandwich" is an eponymous word from the eponym, Earl of Sandwich, the man who invented sandwiches.

First sentence: Where do words come from?

Book details

Year
1988
Language
English
Publisher
Clarion Books
Editions
3
Pages
64
ISBN
9780547031880

Data source: Wikidata

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