# The Etymologicon

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- Book: [The Etymologicon](https://www.bookquiver.com/mark-forsyth/the-etymologicon) ([The Etymologicon.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/mark-forsyth/the-etymologicon.md))
- Authors: [Mark Forsyth](https://www.bookquiver.com/mark-forsyth)
- Publisher: Berkley
- ISBN: 978-04-2526-079-1
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2012-10-02
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example, do you know why a mortgage is literally a “death pledge”?...