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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... aster shines through many words in several languages . The aster gets its name from an ancient Greek word for " star , " aster . Both Greek aster and its English descendant derive from the Indo - European root STER - 3 , which means ...
... aster shines through many words in several languages . The aster gets its name from an ancient Greek word for " star , " aster . Both Greek aster and its English descendant derive from the Indo - European root STER - 3 , which means ...
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... aster and its stellar relatives : In racetrack parlance , the weight allowance for appren- tice jockeys is called a bug , a term inspired by the punctuation mark that designates this allowance on a racing form - bug being printers ...
... aster and its stellar relatives : In racetrack parlance , the weight allowance for appren- tice jockeys is called a bug , a term inspired by the punctuation mark that designates this allowance on a racing form - bug being printers ...
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... aster does not indicate a stellar poet , and a philoso- phaster is hardly a star philosopher . The English word aster and all its astral kin are unrelated to -aster , which was borrowed from Latin as a suffix indicating something ...
... aster does not indicate a stellar poet , and a philoso- phaster is hardly a star philosopher . The English word aster and all its astral kin are unrelated to -aster , which was borrowed from Latin as a suffix indicating something ...
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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