$24.75
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2018
Summary
Did you know that marmalade, pirate, sketch and purse trace their linguistic origins back to the Athens of 500 bce? This book offers a word-by-word look at the influence of Greek on everyday words in English, telling the stories behind their etymological developments.
Most of us are aware that words such as geometry, mathematics, phobia and hypochondria derive from ancient Greek, but did you know that marmalade, pirate, sketch and purse can also trace their linguistic origins back to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781851245055 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1851245057 |
| Author: | Alexander Tulloch |
| Publisher: | Bodleian Library |
| Imprint: | Bodleian Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 3mm x 13mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
‘This book is an etymologist’s dream.’
‘This book is an etymologist’s dream.’ * Training Language and Culture *
Alexander Tulloch
Alexander Tulloch is a full-time author, linguist and translator.
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