Etymology a-Z Mini Glossary

Etymology is essentially the study of words.It tries to find common words, that is to say,loan words' from a common ancestor language. For example, Latin is what all Romance language stem from. Therefore French & Spanish are very similar languages and have very similar words. Likewise, and even more so are Italian & Spanish connected. Many loanwords in English are from Greek & Latin, thus the title of the book. This book will show you how words are formed in English from their common...
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Etymology is essentially the study of words.It tries to find common words, that is to say,loan words' from a common ancestor language. For example, Latin is what all Romance language stem from. Therefore French & Spanish are very similar languages and have very similar words. Likewise, and even more so are Italian & Spanish connected. Many loanwords in English are from Greek & Latin, thus the title of the book. This book will show you how words are formed in English from their common Latin or Greek stems. Latin is now a so-called,dead language', as it is not spoken any more. However, is it really a dead language, considering we unknowingly use latin words every single day? Especially if you work in a medical, law or educational setting, you should definitely have a read at this book! Another interesting point is how many words in English come from the use of onomatopoeia in other languages e.g Greek. Have you ever once shouted,Opa!' in celebration?Because many words in English are derived from many other languages, especially German, as English is a Germanic language. So who knows, if you read, Etymology A-Z', you might just pick up a few words in German, Greek, Latin, Spanish, French and many many more languages!So why don't you have a little read.