Can you suggest a book that delves into the origins of certain words that expands your understanding of the word and its beauty?
For example, I just learned that ‘compassion’ derives from the word for ‘womb’ in Hebrew and Arabic, and I found that incredibly fascinating, how the love for a mother for it’s child is quintessential compassion.
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The Oxford English Dictionary
Any etymological dictionary. My fave is the mid-20th-century Chambers one.
Or this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Etymologicon
https://www.etymonline.com/