The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European RootsJohns Hopkins University Press, 1984 M03 1 - 672 pages 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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... prefix un , indicating reversal ( not the negative un , for which see ne ) , as unearth , unlock , unloose , undo . end first meant opposite the beginning , as in a polarity ; positive vs. negative ; black vs. white ; blessed vs. damned ...
... prefix un , indicating reversal ( not the negative un , for which see ne ) , as unearth , unlock , unloose , undo . end first meant opposite the beginning , as in a polarity ; positive vs. negative ; black vs. white ; blessed vs. damned ...
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... Prefix Amount Symbol deca hecto 101 da 100 = 1 Prefix Amount Symbol 102 deci 10-1 h d kilo 103 centi k 10-2 с mega 106 milli M 10-3 m giga 109 micro 10-6 G น nano 10-9 n Prefix Amount Symbol tera 1012 T peta 1015 P exa me IV 234.
... Prefix Amount Symbol deca hecto 101 da 100 = 1 Prefix Amount Symbol 102 deci 10-1 h d kilo 103 centi k 10-2 с mega 106 milli M 10-3 m giga 109 micro 10-6 G น nano 10-9 n Prefix Amount Symbol tera 1012 T peta 1015 P exa me IV 234.
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... prefix ; see en . fracas is from infra and It cassare : break . Gc , under also is a live prefix , as in underestimate , undergraduate , underdone , undercover man , undertaker , underwriter ; it takes up 117 columns in OED . Avoid ...
... prefix ; see en . fracas is from infra and It cassare : break . Gc , under also is a live prefix , as in underestimate , undergraduate , underdone , undercover man , undertaker , underwriter ; it takes up 117 columns in OED . Avoid ...
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The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots Joseph Twadell Shipley No preview available - 2001 |
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