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Product Identifiers

PublisherBodleian Library

ISBN-101851245057

ISBN-139781851245055

eBay Product ID (ePID)28038547038

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIt's All Greek : Borrowed Words and Their Histories

Publication Year2019

SubjectLexicography, Word Lists

TypeNot Available

AuthorAlexander Tulloch

Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight13.7 Oz

Item Length7.5 in

Item Width4.8 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2018-438357

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal422.481

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisMost of us are aware that the words for some of our most important concepts stem from ancient Greek roots--words such as geometry , democracy , technology , and aesthetics . But lesser known is the wide and varied scope of old Athenian influence on the English language, which extends to some of our most mundane, run-of-the-mill words--words like purse, sketch, and marmalade. This book offers a word-by-word look at the influence of Greek on everyday words in English, telling the stories behind the etymological developments of each example and tracing their routes into modern English via Latin and European languages. It also explains connections with ancient Greek culture, in particular mythology, politics, and warfare, and includes proverbs and quotations from Greek literature. Revealing how deeply indebted we are to the language spoken in Athens 2,500 years ago, this book is the perfect gift for any logophile ., 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 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 the etymological developments of each example and tracing their routes into modern English via Latin and European languages. It also explains connections with ancient Greek culture, in particular mythology, politics and warfare, and includes proverbs and quotations from Greek literature. Taken together, these words show how we are deeply indebted to the language spoken in Athens 2,500 years ago for the everyday vocabulary we use when conducting our daily business.

LC Classification NumberPE1582