Patrick Skipworth
Autor de Literally: Amazing Words and Where They Come From
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- 2
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- 23
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- #537,598
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- 3.9
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Instead it tells about the etymology of 12 different English words that come from languages around the world. The illustrations are great. The text is brief. The most interesting to me was that "companion" literally meant "with bread." Some were less interesting. I mean, is "worm" really an amazing word? Is it any surprise that it meant "wriggling creature"? (I'm being picky, but the introduction specifically says each of these words has a surprising story.)
The words included are: companion, ukulele, caribou, mummy, kookaburra, zero, worm, royalty, karaoke, guru, jaguar, and safari.
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