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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... sword - words in several other lan- guages . KEL - 1 , for example , led to the archaic En- glish word glaive , or " broadsword . ” It also shows up in Welsh cleddyf , " sword , " and in the Gaelic expres- sion claidheamh mōr , or " great ...
... sword - words in several other lan- guages . KEL - 1 , for example , led to the archaic En- glish word glaive , or " broadsword . ” It also shows up in Welsh cleddyf , " sword , " and in the Gaelic expres- sion claidheamh mōr , or " great ...
Page 77
... sword , " xiphos - which , as every Scrabble player should know , is the source of an English word for " swordfish , ” xiphias . While we're on the subject of anatomy , we should also note that when an ancient Roman thrust his gladius ...
... sword , " xiphos - which , as every Scrabble player should know , is the source of an English word for " swordfish , ” xiphias . While we're on the subject of anatomy , we should also note that when an ancient Roman thrust his gladius ...
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... sword lily " ; in En- glish , however , the name sword lily is applied not to the iris , but to the gladiolus . Confused ? No matter . The bottom line is this : If you're feeling the least bit belligerent , you can say so —and ever so ...
... sword lily " ; in En- glish , however , the name sword lily is applied not to the iris , but to the gladiolus . Confused ? No matter . The bottom line is this : If you're feeling the least bit belligerent , you can say so —and ever so ...
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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