Zafarris, Jess
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By: Zafarris, Jess
Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds
$19.99HardcoverAdd 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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By: Zafarris, Jess
Words from Hell: Unearthing the Darkest Secrets of English Etymology
$14.99PaperbackAdd 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


