The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of EnglishKyle Cathie, 1999 - 269 pages "Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Starting from 1066 and working through to the modern-day green movement, with a nod towards the invention of playing cards, the California Gold Rush and the first recorded blizzard along the way, The Chronology of Words and Phrases links hundreds of words and phrases with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life. A words book for historians and a history book for wordsmiths, it will have pride of place in any book lover's collection." --Book Jacket. |
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... adjective . Its source was the Greek noun kathedrā , ' chair ' , a word composed from kata , ' down ' , and hedra , ' seat ' ( from the unattested Greek root hed- , ' to sit ' ) . A kathedra was a substantial chair with arms ...
... adjective . Its source was the Greek noun kathedrā , ' chair ' , a word composed from kata , ' down ' , and hedra , ' seat ' ( from the unattested Greek root hed- , ' to sit ' ) . A kathedra was a substantial chair with arms ...
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... adjective iōbēlaios derived from it . The adjective's subsequent journey into Latin translations was more complex , as the resulting form jūbilaeus shows . A direct borrowing from Greek would have given jōbēlaeus . However , Latin ...
... adjective iōbēlaios derived from it . The adjective's subsequent journey into Latin translations was more complex , as the resulting form jūbilaeus shows . A direct borrowing from Greek would have given jōbēlaeus . However , Latin ...
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... adjective , electricus from electrum to describe the force that such substances exert after rubbing . Both the adjective electrick and the derived noun electricity , used originally to denote ' the power of certain frictionally ...
... adjective , electricus from electrum to describe the force that such substances exert after rubbing . Both the adjective electrick and the derived noun electricity , used originally to denote ' the power of certain frictionally ...
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The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of English Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell No preview available - 2001 |
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