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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... denotes each of two ridges inside the human brain - ridges that , when viewed from a certain angle , do look something like seahorses . Greek hippos also rears its head in the name Philip , or " horse - loving , " from Greek philos ...
... denotes each of two ridges inside the human brain - ridges that , when viewed from a certain angle , do look something like seahorses . Greek hippos also rears its head in the name Philip , or " horse - loving , " from Greek philos ...
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... denotes the deep - red or purple shoes worn by top Roman magistrates . ( Mule as in " donkey " stems from a non - Indo - European source and thus its origins are ob- scure . ) " toad . " This animal's Greek name is now.
... denotes the deep - red or purple shoes worn by top Roman magistrates . ( Mule as in " donkey " stems from a non - Indo - European source and thus its origins are ob- scure . ) " toad . " This animal's Greek name is now.
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... denotes " the span of time covered by a day . " However , this explanation leaves unan- swered the question of just how the initial d sound came to be added to this root's descendants . Other scholars suspect that day is the linguistic ...
... denotes " the span of time covered by a day . " However , this explanation leaves unan- swered the question of just how the initial d sound came to be added to this root's descendants . Other scholars suspect that day is the linguistic ...
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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