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. |
Между кориците на книгата
Резултати 1 - 5 от 56.
Страница
... star and stellar, constellation and astrology— which may prophesy disaster, the friendly stars turned away. These l.r alternations are found “from China to Peru”; they not only occur on every continent but recur in every time. Ancient ...
... star and stellar, constellation and astrology— which may prophesy disaster, the friendly stars turned away. These l.r alternations are found “from China to Peru”; they not only occur on every continent but recur in every time. Ancient ...
Страница
... star Canopus, So far, so far away. Greatest of visioned suns, they say who list 'em; To weigh it science almost must despair, Its shell would hold our whole dinged solar system, Nor ever know 'twas there ... For after one has had about ...
... star Canopus, So far, so far away. Greatest of visioned suns, they say who list 'em; To weigh it science almost must despair, Its shell would hold our whole dinged solar system, Nor ever know 'twas there ... For after one has had about ...
Страница
... star is shot; The flight is past; and man forgot. bheg: break. Nasalized, bank: first, river bank, where the stream's smooth line is broken; by extension, bench of a moneylender, as on the square before a church, whence Jesus drove the ...
... star is shot; The flight is past; and man forgot. bheg: break. Nasalized, bank: first, river bank, where the stream's smooth line is broken; by extension, bench of a moneylender, as on the square before a church, whence Jesus drove the ...
Страница
... star. phosphene: seeing stars, the impression of light from pressure on the eye. OED lists 21 and details 46 relevant words beginning phos, as phosphate; phosphoprotein: protein, such as casein, that is bound with phosphoric acid. L ...
... star. phosphene: seeing stars, the impression of light from pressure on the eye. OED lists 21 and details 46 relevant words beginning phos, as phosphate; phosphoprotein: protein, such as casein, that is bound with phosphoric acid. L ...
Страница
... (stars, galaxies) in their orbit. Securus iudicat orbis terrarum: “Final is the judgment of the earthly orb,” said St. Augustine (d. 430), who had earlier prayed: “Grant me chastity and continence, but not quite yet.” There is also W. S. ...
... (stars, galaxies) in their orbit. Securus iudicat orbis terrarum: “Final is the judgment of the earthly orb,” said St. Augustine (d. 430), who had earlier prayed: “Grant me chastity and continence, but not quite yet.” There is also W. S. ...
Други издания - Преглед на всички
Често срещани думи и фрази
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