topics: |  etymology | dictionary

This is not a bad book to browse, e.g. the entry on Caesar goes on to talk
about Jersey island, thence Jersey cloth, but for etymology, you would rather go to
an authorative reference.  Also, with entries for doozy and doxie-doe and
"double in brass" and dragoon (all on p. 112-113), this book covers the
wonkier end of the spectrum.  Also many etymologies are sprinkled in
discussing other words - would have been much more useful if it had an index.