The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsJHU Press, 2001年7月1日 - 672页 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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... human, humane; dam, dame; them, theme; kit, kite; not, note; cut, cute. We are told that more than half of all English words end in e, s, t, or d. For d, add the past tense of verbs; and for s, the third person singular present tense of ...
... human, humane; dam, dame; them, theme; kit, kite; not, note; cut, cute. We are told that more than half of all English words end in e, s, t, or d. For d, add the past tense of verbs; and for s, the third person singular present tense of ...
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... human embryo; the four cardinal points of the compass, of the year, of a horoscope; the cardinal numbers, which, giving quantity without kind or order, enable us to calculate; the cardinal sins (the “seven deadly” ones: pride, lust ...
... human embryo; the four cardinal points of the compass, of the year, of a horoscope; the cardinal numbers, which, giving quantity without kind or order, enable us to calculate; the cardinal sins (the “seven deadly” ones: pride, lust ...
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... human imagery is illustrated by the fact that today persons seeking colorful variety may go right back to the viscera and exclaim, “That guy's got guts!” or may more learnedly speak of intestinal fortitude; conversely, one's bowels are ...
... human imagery is illustrated by the fact that today persons seeking colorful variety may go right back to the viscera and exclaim, “That guy's got guts!” or may more learnedly speak of intestinal fortitude; conversely, one's bowels are ...
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... human flesh, and is therefore called the cannibals' tomato.” Once it grew familiar as food, the tomato was considered an aphrodisiac, hence love apple; perhaps the belief grew from the name, which is a mistranslation of It pomodoro, not ...
... human flesh, and is therefore called the cannibals' tomato.” Once it grew familiar as food, the tomato was considered an aphrodisiac, hence love apple; perhaps the belief grew from the name, which is a mistranslation of It pomodoro, not ...
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... human brain is named for Franz de la Boë Sylvius (d. 1672), as is sylvite. See sal I. insular; peninsula (L paena: next to, almost, as in penultimate; see al II); insulation, isolate. OFr aiguiere: ewer. sewer (ex-aqua). An interesting ...
... human brain is named for Franz de la Boë Sylvius (d. 1672), as is sylvite. See sal I. insular; peninsula (L paena: next to, almost, as in penultimate; see al II); insulation, isolate. OFr aiguiere: ewer. sewer (ex-aqua). An interesting ...
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