The Wordspotter's Guide: A Jaunt Through Our Etymological Past

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Main Author: Swarthout, Olivia
Format: Books Print Book
Published: Plume Books 20261110
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ISBN:9798217184811
Author Notes:OLIVIA SWARTHOUT is a chronicler of strange stories from our distant past, especially the Middle Ages. She is the author of Weird Medieval Guys. Her first name is derived from the Latin oliva , meaning "olive," and her surname is of Middle Dutch origin, roughly corresponding to "black forest."