Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern EnglishRoutledge, 23 במאי 2006 - 992 עמודים This etymological dictionary gives the origins of some 20,000 items from the modern English vocabulary, discussing them in groups that make clear the connections between words derived by a variety of routes from originally common stock. As well as giving the answers to questions about the derivation of individual words, it is a fascinating book to browse through, and includes extensive lists of prefixes, suffixes, and elements used in the creation of new vocabulary. |
תוכן
The Dictionary | 1 |
Commentary | 820 |
A List of Prefixes | 822 |
A List of Suffixes | 835 |
A List of Learned CompoundForming Elements | 867 |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English <span dir=ltr>Eric Partridge</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 2006 |
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English <span dir=ltr>Eric Partridge</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 1958 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
adjj adopted by E adopted from F adopted from OF-F agent akin to Gr akin to OE akin to OFris akin to Skt aphesis becomes OF-F cf Gr cf OFris cf OHG cf Skt cf the element cognates comes contr derivative ML derivative OF-MF derives from MF-F derives from OE dial earlier echoic EF-F etymon extn freq Gmc origin hence hence n L word late MF-F later Lith MD-D mdfn MF-EF MHG-G ML īvus obsol OF-EF OF-MF OHG-MHG OProv orig perh akin perh cf perh via MF-F pet-form prec prefix prefix-cpds presp prob akin prob derives prob via MF-F pron SciL sense suffix tive trln of Gr varr Walshe Webster whence E whence F whence MF-F whence the E word yields