The Etymologicon

Resumen del libro

Why is champagne the ideal drink for a campaign, what does shooting pool have to do with chickens, and why is black really white? There's always a connection. Sometimes, it's obvious: an actor's role was once written on a roll of parchment, and cappuccinos are the same colour as the robes of a Capuchin monk. Sometimes the connection is astonishing and a little more hidden: who would have guessed that your pants and panties are named after Saint Pantaleon, the all-compassionate? Springing from writer and journalist Mark Forsyth's hugely popular blog The Inky Fool and including word-connection parlour games perfect for any word-lovers get-together.

Biografía del autor

Mark Forsyth es escritor y autor del blog Inky Fool. Experto en etimología, es reconocido por los best sellers TheEtymologicon, The Horologicon y The Elements of Eloquence.