A Garden of WordsTimes Books, 1992 - 188 pages For language mavens, a lively exploration of the origins and development of 24 flower names, from aster to zinnia. Barnette weaves together the diverse elements that, over the centuries, have formed each word's colorful etymological history. Elegantly designed and illustrated throughout--a charming gift for language buffs and armchair gardeners. |
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Martha Barnette. A GARDEN OF WORDS led to German Horn , English born , Latin cornu - as in cornet and cornucopia , " horn of plenty ” —and in Sanskrit , śriga , " horn ... English word , brid . from the Indo - European root BHEL - 1 ,
Martha Barnette. A GARDEN OF WORDS led to German Horn , English born , Latin cornu - as in cornet and cornucopia , " horn of plenty ” —and in Sanskrit , śriga , " horn ... English word , brid . from the Indo - European root BHEL - 1 ,
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Martha Barnette. is a variant of Old English thyrel , meaning a " hole " or a " boring - through . " Old English thyrel comes from the Indo - European root TERǝ- , meaning " cross over " or " pass through . " The same root is the source ...
Martha Barnette. is a variant of Old English thyrel , meaning a " hole " or a " boring - through . " Old English thyrel comes from the Indo - European root TERǝ- , meaning " cross over " or " pass through . " The same root is the source ...
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Martha Barnette. A GARDEN OF WORDS might expect . This archaic English word has nothing to do with noses . It comes from the Latin word nos , or " we , " and is defined as " the habit of using the word we when offering one's opinions ...
Martha Barnette. A GARDEN OF WORDS might expect . This archaic English word has nothing to do with noses . It comes from the Latin word nos , or " we , " and is defined as " the habit of using the word we when offering one's opinions ...
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Akoniti Amaryllis ancient Greek ancient Greek word Anthurium applied aster bird blossom borrowed botanical color columbine comes from Latin crane daisy dandelion denotes derives descendant Dutch English term English word etymological eventually EXORDIUM flea flower name foot form the name French word GARDEN OF WORDS gave rise genus geranium German word gladiolus glish goddess gray Greek myth Hyacinth HYDRANGEA idea Indo-European root inspired the name iris Italian known languages Latin lupus Latin word lily literally means loanword loosestrife loup Lupercalia lupine lussa miterwort modern English nasturtium nicknames nose offspring Old English Old French orchid origin palindrome pansy pearl phrase plant Pliny the Elder poppy Professor Latkovski refers reflected resemble Russian S)PEN Sadako Sasaki Sanskrit scholars shines Similarly someone source of English Spanish star Star jelly stem sword synonym tail testicle thought tulip wolf word for rose Zephyrus