Excerpt from The Etymologic Interpreter, or an Explanatory and Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language
The. Plan cfxth'e Dictionary will sber suffici ently.understood by inspection, and therefore afdeseription' of: it? Ihtthis' place is unneceimary. Wherever explanation seemed super?uousnit hasnot Been obtruded; as in the names of familiar objects, such as home, cow, M538; Every pei'sdn has a more distinet perception of. The meaning of such words than can, pose. Sibly be expressed and therefore definition or. Explanation is futile. Partly with the view of rendering the Dictionaryuseful to foreigners, and partly fer the purpose 'of enabling: the English to compare their own. Welds with those'which correspond to them iii other lan fguages the nearest Latin, Italian, French, and Geimtm, synonymes are Subjoined tetheex planation. Thus, it was thought; foreigners might obtain some knowledgeof the Englishferred; hawe'1the same word bin; common; it was not conéidered (necessary to subjoin any learned or foreign synonymes.
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book traces the origins of the English language to Latin and Greek, challenging the theory of a Northern origin. The author argues that many words mistaken for Saxon or Gothic are in fact Latin terms that had been adopted through French, Italian, and other languages. The author presents a new etymological dictionary that examines the history of words and provides evidence to support their origins. This book offers a comprehensive examination of the evolution of the English language and its relation to other languages, presenting a fresh perspective on its roots and development. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9781333954758_0
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