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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... Indo - European root designated as PELĘ - 2 ; from this root also came Sanskrit pur , " city , " now part of the name Singapore , or literally , " the lion city . " These types of correspondences among the de- scendants of Indo ...
... Indo - European root designated as PELĘ - 2 ; from this root also came Sanskrit pur , " city , " now part of the name Singapore , or literally , " the lion city . " These types of correspondences among the de- scendants of Indo ...
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... Indo- European root meaning " dark , " MEL - 2 , also the source of the " dark " words melanin and melan- choly.3 From Indo - European BHER - 3 , a root meaning " brown " or " bright , " come the English words bear , bruin , and beaver ...
... Indo- European root meaning " dark , " MEL - 2 , also the source of the " dark " words melanin and melan- choly.3 From Indo - European BHER - 3 , a root meaning " brown " or " bright , " come the English words bear , bruin , and beaver ...
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... roots of this word . The source of the first part of Dutch pappekak ( and thus English poppycock ) is the Indo - European root PAP - 2 , meaning " food . " This root also produced English pap , which originally meant " soft , pulpy food ...
... roots of this word . The source of the first part of Dutch pappekak ( and thus English poppycock ) is the Indo - European root PAP - 2 , meaning " food . " This root also produced English pap , which originally meant " soft , pulpy food ...
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Common terms and phrases
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