The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsJHU Press, 2001. júl. 1. - 672 oldal 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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... and, we are told, fell first upon their knees and then upon the aborigines. There followed our first Thanksgiving. From this root probably air: of cattle of good stock, as also in “an air of distinction.” Fr, debonair. Possibly area;
... and, we are told, fell first upon their knees and then upon the aborigines. There followed our first Thanksgiving. From this root probably air: of cattle of good stock, as also in “an air of distinction.” Fr, debonair. Possibly area;
. oldal
... Possibly area; eyrie. Also via Fr, cache, cachet; cache-pot: decorative cover for a flower pot. agh: to be afraid. awe. agher: daytime. Gc, day, today. daisy (day's eye). dawn. See dei. agu(e)si: ax; adz. aguhno: lamb. yean; yeanling ...
... Possibly area; eyrie. Also via Fr, cache, cachet; cache-pot: decorative cover for a flower pot. agh: to be afraid. awe. agher: daytime. Gc, day, today. daisy (day's eye). dawn. See dei. agu(e)si: ax; adz. aguhno: lamb. yean; yeanling ...
. oldal
... possibly from Du modder: mud. Sayings about amour are numberless. Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur: To love and be wise is rarely granted even to a god. Through association of the verb amare and the noun amor with the passions—sex ...
... possibly from Du modder: mud. Sayings about amour are numberless. Amare et sapere vix deo conceditur: To love and be wise is rarely granted even to a god. Through association of the verb amare and the noun amor with the passions—sex ...
. oldal
... Possibly argonaut, sailor from Argos, oldest Greek city, bright on the Peloponnesian gulf. L, argent, in heraldry abbreviated arg; the symbol of the chemical element silver is Ag; see el 47. argentiferous. argentine. Argentina. ari ...
... Possibly argonaut, sailor from Argos, oldest Greek city, bright on the Peloponnesian gulf. L, argent, in heraldry abbreviated arg; the symbol of the chemical element silver is Ag; see el 47. argentiferous. argentine. Argentina. ari ...
. oldal
... possibly the ending is d'or: of gold, as a bat with a gilded handle. the shuttlecock was made with feathers; for shuttle, see skeud. From this root also ONorse bey till: penis, which reminds one that a bull's pizzle was used for ...
... possibly the ending is d'or: of gold, as a bat with a gilded handle. the shuttlecock was made with feathers; for shuttle, see skeud. From this root also ONorse bey till: penis, which reminds one that a bull's pizzle was used for ...
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The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots Joseph Twadell Shipley Korlátozott előnézet - 2001 |
The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots Joseph Twadell Shipley Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2001 |
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