Diccionario Etimológico Indoeuropeo de la Lengua Española Reprint of 1st edition

One might suppose that a formidably scholarly dictionary of the Indoeuropean etymologies of words in the Spanish language would be of prime interest mainly to professional linguists, and would have limited circulation. Three reprints since the first edition appeared in June 1996 suggest otherwise. This infinitely painstaking dictionary was begun in 1978 by Hispanist Dr Edward Roberts of Central Michigan University, who was joined in 1989 by Dr Barbara Pastor de Arozena, a specialist in Classical Philology. In his affectionate prologue Spanish novelist Camilo José Cela warmly commends their somewhat recondite achievement, stressing its practical value for all who seek...