The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsJohns Hopkins University Press, 1.03.1984 г. - 672 страници There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence. In The Origins of English Words, Shipley catalogues these proposed roots and follows the often devious, always fascinating, process by which some of their offshoots have grown. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science. |
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... literally , blue cow . Gautama ( The Buddha ) : literally , son of the best ox . gopura : first , cow gate . Gk bous : ox . boustrophedon : writing as an ox moves in plowing : one line right to left , next line left to right , as on old ...
... literally , blue cow . Gautama ( The Buddha ) : literally , son of the best ox . gopura : first , cow gate . Gk bous : ox . boustrophedon : writing as an ox moves in plowing : one line right to left , next line left to right , as on old ...
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... literally , ice rule . Her lover was Tristan ( Tristram ) : literally , troubling sadness ; Fr triste : sad . iegua : youthful force ; see ieu . Gk , Hebe , goddess of youth ; cupbearer to the gods on Olympus ; hence applied to a pretty ...
... literally , ice rule . Her lover was Tristan ( Tristram ) : literally , troubling sadness ; Fr triste : sad . iegua : youthful force ; see ieu . Gk , Hebe , goddess of youth ; cupbearer to the gods on Olympus ; hence applied to a pretty ...
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... literally , sea maiden ; genus of aquatic mammals . hypo- coristic : an added , pet , name . Dioscuri : literally , growth of the god ; Castor and Pollux , twin sons of Zeus ( see dei ) . L Ceres , Roman goddess of growth . cereal ...
... literally , sea maiden ; genus of aquatic mammals . hypo- coristic : an added , pet , name . Dioscuri : literally , growth of the god ; Castor and Pollux , twin sons of Zeus ( see dei ) . L Ceres , Roman goddess of growth . cereal ...
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