Into the Words
An Etymologist's Field Guide to Plants, Animals, and Nature
$32.96
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2026
Summary
Which animal holds the record for having the most common names?
When and why did we stop calling giraffes “camel-leopards”?
Do mushrooms have anything to do with mush or rooms?
Why are dandelions named after lions’ teeth?
How should you really pluralize “octopus”?
Find out how and why raccoons are named after their hands, squirrels after their tails and olives after their oil. Discover why “dog” is an etymological mystery and “bear” contains a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399821223 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399821229 |
| Author: | Jess Zafarris |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 204mm x 132mm |
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About The Author
Jess Zafarris
Jess Zafarris is the author of the etymology books Words From Hell, Useless Etymology (Chambers) and Once Upon a Word (Rockridge Press 2020). Jess is an educational content creator and blogger who focuses on etymology and word-history-focused deep dives and explanations on her TikTok channel @jesszafarris.
Her master’s and undergraduate degrees focused on the development of English through literature, as well as journalism, anthropology and language studies. She contributed to the tabletop game League of the Lexicon and the Writer’s Digest Daily Calendar 2020.
She has appeared on podcasts including Dear Hank and John, Social Pros, Failing Writers, Yeah That’s Probably an Ad, and Author2Author. By day, Jess is a content and engagement director, journalist, editor, and social media strategist responsible for developing multimedia content for brands, publishers and media outlets such as Adweek, Ragan Communications, Writer’s Digest, and Script.
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