
Etymology on Display in 'Word Histories'
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Joseph Pickett, editor of Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus. It's a book about the uncommon origins of common words.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Joseph Pickett, editor of Word Histories and Mysteries: From Abracadabra to Zeus. It's a book about the uncommon origins of common words.