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. of the ancient Persians , where it became sitareh , or " star . " This Persian word also led to the Hebrew name ' Ester and its English counterpart Esther . Many scholars link the ancient Hebrew name ' Estēr with that of ...
Martha Barnette. of the ancient Persians , where it became sitareh , or " star . " This Persian word also led to the Hebrew name ' Ester and its English counterpart Esther . Many scholars link the ancient Hebrew name ' Estēr with that of ...
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... Persian lore ; it was said that when the nightingale first saw a white rose she rushed to embrace it and pierced her breast on its thorns . From her blood came the world's first red rose . The ancient Persians ' word for " rose " is gul ...
... Persian lore ; it was said that when the nightingale first saw a white rose she rushed to embrace it and pierced her breast on its thorns . From her blood came the world's first red rose . The ancient Persians ' word for " rose " is gul ...
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... Persian word for " turban , " dulband . The progression from dulband to tül- bend and English turban is yet another example of the occasional tendency of " 1 " sounds to change to " r , " and " d " sounds to " t . " 167 A GARDEN OF ...
... Persian word for " turban , " dulband . The progression from dulband to tül- bend and English turban is yet another example of the occasional tendency of " 1 " sounds to change to " r , " and " d " sounds to " t . " 167 A GARDEN OF ...
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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