The First Book of Etymology

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Excerpt from The First Book of Etymology: Designed to Promote Precision in the Use, and Facilitate the Acquisition of a Knowledge of the English Language, For BeginnersOf the works so published, although many possess great merit, all, so far as we are acquainted, are deficient in at least one essential point, viz they do not, in relation to words that have widely departed from their original or literal signification, generally explain the reason of such depar ture, nor point out the connection between the literal meaning and the popular acceptation of this class of words.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.