The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsJHU Press, 1.07.2001 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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... . An interesting suggestion connects island, early yland, with the eye. Parts of the body are used figuratively in geography: the mouth of a river, the brow and foot of a hill, an arm of the sea. A headland; thus, too, an.
... . An interesting suggestion connects island, early yland, with the eye. Parts of the body are used figuratively in geography: the mouth of a river, the brow and foot of a hill, an arm of the sea. A headland; thus, too, an.
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... figuratively of a discussion when a game, or the like, is over. post meridiem: after noon, P.M. post scriptum: written after, P.S. post hoc, ergo propter hoc: after this hence on account of this; the logical fallacy of accepting ...
... figuratively of a discussion when a game, or the like, is over. post meridiem: after noon, P.M. post scriptum: written after, P.S. post hoc, ergo propter hoc: after this hence on account of this; the logical fallacy of accepting ...
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... figuratively, as when Blackwell's Magazine in 1830 spoke of “our three great theatres, which Mr. Prynne proved long ago to be vomitories of vice.” J. Wilson, in Noctes Ambrosiana (1826), wrote of a man with “his tongue stuck dumb in his ...
... figuratively, as when Blackwell's Magazine in 1830 spoke of “our three great theatres, which Mr. Prynne proved long ago to be vomitories of vice.” J. Wilson, in Noctes Ambrosiana (1826), wrote of a man with “his tongue stuck dumb in his ...
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... figuratively, of difficulties that increase as one fights them. Also hydrant; hydraulic: first, of a water-organ. hydrogen (see el 1). hydro-, as hydroelectric, hydrokinetics, hydrolysis. OED lists 112 words beginning hydro, as ...
... figuratively, of difficulties that increase as one fights them. Also hydrant; hydraulic: first, of a water-organ. hydrogen (see el 1). hydro-, as hydroelectric, hydrokinetics, hydrolysis. OED lists 112 words beginning hydro, as ...
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... figuratively, as when Sidney spoke of “high hills that lifted up their beetil-browes.” For the insect beetle, see bheid. “Heaven's gift takes earth's abatement”—Browning, One Word More. bel: strong. (L de: from, without, debilitate ...
... figuratively, as when Sidney spoke of “high hills that lifted up their beetil-browes.” For the insect beetle, see bheid. “Heaven's gift takes earth's abatement”—Browning, One Word More. bel: strong. (L de: from, without, debilitate ...
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ancient animal applied associated beauty became bird body called coined color columns comes common compounds Dictionary earlier early earth element ending England English especially figuratively folkchanged four French frequent genus gives Greek hand head hence hold horse human imitative Italy John King known land language later Latin leaves letters light lists literally live Lord mark meaning meant mind nature never Note one’s originally perhaps person pictured plant play Possibly prefix probably referred Roman root says sense Shakespeare shape short shortened song sound speaks stand star suggested term things translation tree turn usually whence woman words beginning wrote young