Garg, Anu <br/><br/>
The dord, the diglot, and an avocado or two : the hidden lives and strange origins of words 
Anu Garg 
 - New York  Plume Books  c2007 
 - x, 180 p. ; 20 cm 
<br/><br/> Subtitle on cover: The hidden lives and strange origins of common and not-so-common words. Includes index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780452288614 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>2007006583 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language - Etymology
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>422 GAR