Pedigree: Essays on the Etymology of Words from NatureCollins, 1973 - 320 من الصفحات |
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... meaning . - Of animus the form has remained exceptionally close to the original ; but the changes of meaning have been profound . This word ( first signifying ' mind ' as distinct from ' spirit ' ) has successively acquired the meanings ...
... meaning . - Of animus the form has remained exceptionally close to the original ; but the changes of meaning have been profound . This word ( first signifying ' mind ' as distinct from ' spirit ' ) has successively acquired the meanings ...
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... meanings of certain words describing basic human activities have changed profoundly during their development . The first meaning of L. legere , ' to read ' , was ' to choose ' - to choose the word . The origin of reason is to be found ...
... meanings of certain words describing basic human activities have changed profoundly during their development . The first meaning of L. legere , ' to read ' , was ' to choose ' - to choose the word . The origin of reason is to be found ...
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... meaning , well expressed by that excellent 18th century slang creation , argify . A more violent split in meaning occurred in the development of the I - E . root * kar- , ' beloved ' . Through L. carus ( the c becoming ch in French ) ...
... meaning , well expressed by that excellent 18th century slang creation , argify . A more violent split in meaning occurred in the development of the I - E . root * kar- , ' beloved ' . Through L. carus ( the c becoming ch in French ) ...
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16th century adjective ancient animal appears Arabic Aryans became Bible bird bird-names bird's borrowed Britain British called Celtic chaffinch Chapter Chaucer chough cock cognate colour common connected corruption crane denote derived dialect Dictionary diminutive Domesday Book dotterel duck Dutch earlier early England English epithet equivalent etymology fact folk-etymology French genus Germanic languages gives Greek habit heron horse human imitative implies Indo-European instance Italian language lapwing lark Late Latin later Linnaeus Low German Max Müller meaning meant mediaeval Middle Dutch Middle English Natural History nature-words Norse older onomatopoetic origin Parlement of Foules perhaps place-names plant primitive probably provincial name reference represents Roman root Sanskrit Saxon says Scandinavian seems seen sense Shakespeare sound Spanish species speech spelling spelt stem suggest swan Swedish syllable tongue traced tree Turner verb Welsh whence whimbrel wild Willughby woodpecker word wren yellow