The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsJHU Press, 2001-07-01 - 672 psl. 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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... leaves. pyracantha. acumen; acute, also shortened to cute. Gc, egg (on); edge; eager, vinegar; ear (of corn). Via OE, hammer. aks: axis. This is a strengthened form of ag: to move, drive. Gk, axon. L, axis, axil: point where branch ...
... leaves. pyracantha. acumen; acute, also shortened to cute. Gc, egg (on); edge; eager, vinegar; ear (of corn). Via OE, hammer. aks: axis. This is a strengthened form of ag: to move, drive. Gk, axon. L, axis, axil: point where branch ...
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... leaves together. There are over 200,000 named species of plants. andho: dark; shade. See dhue I. L, umbel, umbra, umbrage. umbrella. adumbrate. penumbra. Fr, somber. Sp, sombrero, shades the face. The umbrella was in ancient days borne ...
... leaves together. There are over 200,000 named species of plants. andho: dark; shade. See dhue I. L, umbel, umbra, umbrage. umbrella. adumbrate. penumbra. Fr, somber. Sp, sombrero, shades the face. The umbrella was in ancient days borne ...
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... leaves; and the bays, or the laurel wreath, became a symbol of victory or excellence. (A statue by Bernini shows Apollo holding Daphne as she changes into a laurel tree.) The intoxicating powers of the laurel were linked with poetic ...
... leaves; and the bays, or the laurel wreath, became a symbol of victory or excellence. (A statue by Bernini shows Apollo holding Daphne as she changes into a laurel tree.) The intoxicating powers of the laurel were linked with poetic ...
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... leaf, came E gillyflower. And anthophyllite is from LL anthophyllum: flower leaf; see andh. xanthophyll (xanthos: yellow), as in autumnal leaves. foil: first, a leaflike design, as on a Gothic window. trefoil, etc. folio; portfolio ...
... leaf, came E gillyflower. And anthophyllite is from LL anthophyllum: flower leaf; see andh. xanthophyll (xanthos: yellow), as in autumnal leaves. foil: first, a leaflike design, as on a Gothic window. trefoil, etc. folio; portfolio ...
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... leaves or blossoms. Meanings (1) and (5) persist. In Live and Let Die, 16, Ian Fleming in 1954 mentions a dildo cactus alongside the road from Jamaica airport. fade came via OFr from a blend of L fatuus: silly, and vapidus: spiritless ...
... leaves or blossoms. Meanings (1) and (5) persist. In Live and Let Die, 16, Ian Fleming in 1954 mentions a dildo cactus alongside the road from Jamaica airport. fade came via OFr from a blend of L fatuus: silly, and vapidus: spiritless ...
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The Origins of English Words A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots Joseph Twadell Shipley Trumpų ištraukų rodinys - 1984 |
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