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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... scholars have re- constructed some two thousand fundamental roots that represent this mother tongue , which is known as Indo - European . By analyzing remnants of these roots in various ancient and modern tongues , they have discovered ...
... scholars have re- constructed some two thousand fundamental roots that represent this mother tongue , which is known as Indo - European . By analyzing remnants of these roots in various ancient and modern tongues , they have discovered ...
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... scholars link the ancient Hebrew name ' Estēr with that of the Babylonian goddess Ishtar , citing , among other things , the similarities between the He- brew scriptures ' story of the Jewish queen Esther and her uncle Mordecai , and ...
... scholars link the ancient Hebrew name ' Estēr with that of the Babylonian goddess Ishtar , citing , among other things , the similarities between the He- brew scriptures ' story of the Jewish queen Esther and her uncle Mordecai , and ...
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... scholars think that these words , along with English dawn , arose from an Indo - European root designated as AGH - 2 , which denotes " the span of time covered by a day . " However , this explanation leaves unan- swered the question of ...
... scholars think that these words , along with English dawn , arose from an Indo - European root designated as AGH - 2 , which denotes " the span of time covered by a day . " However , this explanation leaves unan- swered the question of ...
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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