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A classic reference for students of the English language. Perfect for word fanatics, puzzlers, and writers. English is a hybrid of Greek, Latin, and some ten other languages. Word Stems defines and deciphers thousands of the most commonly used foreign words that form the foundation of our English words.
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English may be one of the world's premier languages, but it's a real hodgepodge of roots, thanks to the interesting vicissitudes of history, as explained in brief by John Kennedy. Fully three-fifths of the roots are Latin, and a good share come from Greek too. There are also Scandinavian roots and roots from nine or so other languages. Following the history comes the comprehensive list of word stems, from "Abb" ("father, religious leader. Syriac, abba.") to "Zym" ("ferment. Greek, zumoo."), defining and deciphering thousands of the most commonly used foreign words that form the foundation of English.
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Word Stems: A Dictionary is a classic reference handbook for students of the English language. Word Stems is a dictionary using the cores, or stems, of words to define and decipher the most commonly used foreign words that form the foundation of our English Words. Our language is a hybrid of Latin, Greek and some ten other languages. For example "bord", Anglo-Saxon for edge or side, spawns a variety of words: "border", as in edge or demarcation line; "overboard", meaning over the side of a vessel; "starboard", the right-hand or steering side. "Jur" in Latin means swear. "Jury", then, is a sworn body or group. And "perjure" means to swear falsely. Word Stems is perfect for students, word buffs, puzzlers, and writers. Word Stems is just the book for the home or school reference shelf, and for wordsmiths for either fiction or non-fiction writing assignments. -- Midwest Book Review
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- PublisherSoho Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1569470510
- ISBN 13 9781569470510
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages297
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