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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Page 78
... reflected in German , where a gladiolus is a Gladiole , and an iris is a Schwertlilie , or " sword lily " ; in En- glish , however , the name sword lily is applied not to the iris , but to the gladiolus . Confused ? No matter . The ...
... reflected in German , where a gladiolus is a Gladiole , and an iris is a Schwertlilie , or " sword lily " ; in En- glish , however , the name sword lily is applied not to the iris , but to the gladiolus . Confused ? No matter . The ...
Page 107
Martha Barnette. root's " piercing " sense is also reflected in its Old Norse derivative , steikja , " to roast ( on a spit ) , " from which comes the English steak . Another of this root's offspring is the Old French verb estiquer ...
Martha Barnette. root's " piercing " sense is also reflected in its Old Norse derivative , steikja , " to roast ( on a spit ) , " from which comes the English steak . Another of this root's offspring is the Old French verb estiquer ...
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... reflected in the name of the ancient Iranian god Mithra , who initially presided over contracts , treaties , mutual obligation , and jus- tice - over those things that " tie " human beings to one another . Mithra eventually became a ...
... reflected in the name of the ancient Iranian god Mithra , who initially presided over contracts , treaties , mutual obligation , and jus- tice - over those things that " tie " human beings to one another . Mithra eventually became a ...
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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