Jess Zafarris
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Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds
$19.99 Add to cartDid you know that an “astronaut” is literally a “star sailor,” that a thesaurus is, in fact, a “treasure
Have you
trove” of words, and that someone who is “sinister” is actually just “left-handed”?- Author: Zafarris, Jess
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1399809180
- Language: English
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Words from Hell: Unearthing the Darkest Secrets of English Etymology
$14.99 Add to cartThe English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their former selves. It’s where Latin, Greek, and Germanic roots are shredded apart and stitched unce… [more below]
- Author: Zafarris, Jess
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1399808214
- Language: English
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Once Upon a Word: A Word-Origin Dictionary for Kids-Building Vocabulary Through Etymology, Definitions & Stories
$19.99 Add to cartWhere do words come from?―Teaching kids ages 9 to 12 vocabulary through word origins
The English language is made up of words from different places, events, and periods of time. Each of those wor
- Author: Zafarris, Jess
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1646112598
- Language: English
