Title: Origin of Kibosh : Routledge Studies in Etymology
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug 2020
Publication Date: 2020
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0367597934
ISBN 13: 9780367597931
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu
Dimensions: 216 millimeters width by 138 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
Weight: 320 grams

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This is an etymological study of the origins of the word kibosh, which has long been one of the great mysteries of the English language. Unconvincing derivations have been suggested from Yiddish to Gaelic and Italian, and thus far consensus among lexicographers has leaned toward referencing the word as ‘origin unknown’.

In this study, the authors present convincing and important new evidence in favour of the derivation of kibosh from the word for a fearsome Middle Eastern whip, known as the kurbash.

This monograph is one of the most significant etymological works directed at a single phrase. It is the gold standard on deep-drill, focused and exhaustive single-word lexicography and will be of interest to lexicographers and linguists in the relevant fields.

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Gerald Cohen is Professor of German and Russian, with a research specialty in etymology, at Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA.

Stephen Goranson works in the library of Duke University, where he also earned a doctorate.

Matthew Little is Associate Professor of English at Mississippi State University.

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