Word Origins of the English Language
Marcia Henry
Practical guide to English word origins organized by language source: Anglo-Saxon, Latin, Greek, and French. Includes charts of Indo-European language families, prefix and suffix grids, and a word list appendix with meanings from all source languages.
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