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RLAM Editors recommends 23 books focused on all. Top picks include Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology, Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red, The Lost Words.
Etymology
Best Books on Etymology
Last Updated: November 28, 2025
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Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology
Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red
The Lost Words
The Etymologicon
Chambers Dictionary of Etymology
Dictionary of the Strange, Curious & Lovely
Dictionary of Word Origins
English for Everyone
English Grammar in Use
English Words from Latin and Greek Elements
Frindle
Mer to Moor
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
The Best Punctuation Book, Period
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
The Oxford Guide to Etymology
The Perfect English Grammar Workbook
Wheelock's Latin
Word Magic
Word Origins
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