The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsJHU Press, 2001 M07 1 - 672 páginas 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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... imitative ansiare gave English anhelation; inhale, exhale, exhalation, etc. asthma. halitus. halitosis came into common use from its euphemistic thrust in advertisements, instead of “foul breath.” names come Many of familiar animals ...
... imitative ansiare gave English anhelation; inhale, exhale, exhalation, etc. asthma. halitus. halitosis came into common use from its euphemistic thrust in advertisements, instead of “foul breath.” names come Many of familiar animals ...
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... imitative. A caterpillar is a hairy cat; see pilo. catcall is from the hideous noise a tomcat on the prowl can make at night; the end of caterwaul is imitative. cat's eye is a semiprecious stone that gives a shifting reflection. cat's ...
... imitative. A caterpillar is a hairy cat; see pilo. catcall is from the hideous noise a tomcat on the prowl can make at night; the end of caterwaul is imitative. cat's eye is a semiprecious stone that gives a shifting reflection. cat's ...
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... imitative, but first in Malay kakatu. And cockroach is from Sp cucaracha, both ends folkchanged. The first recorded use of rooster was in 1822; this euphemism, rooster for cock, occurred in the U.S., where prudery preceded, and some say ...
... imitative, but first in Malay kakatu. And cockroach is from Sp cucaracha, both ends folkchanged. The first recorded use of rooster was in 1822; this euphemism, rooster for cock, occurred in the U.S., where prudery preceded, and some say ...
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... imitative are gabble, gobble (as of monkeys); slang gabfest, gobble-degook, etc. Also rabble, which first meant the noise of confused shouted words, then the ragtag and bobtail that made it. ?baca: berry. For various berries, see bhel I ...
... imitative are gabble, gobble (as of monkeys); slang gabfest, gobble-degook, etc. Also rabble, which first meant the noise of confused shouted words, then the ragtag and bobtail that made it. ?baca: berry. For various berries, see bhel I ...
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... Imitative. Gk, bomb. bound (leap). bounce: first, a resounding thump or explosion; Shakespeare, in King John: “He speaks plain cannon fire, and smoke, and bounce.” bat: to beat (imitative). L battuere. bat, batter, battery, battle ...
... Imitative. Gk, bomb. bound (leap). bounce: first, a resounding thump or explosion; Shakespeare, in King John: “He speaks plain cannon fire, and smoke, and bounce.” bat: to beat (imitative). L battuere. bat, batter, battery, battle ...
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