It's All Greek: Borrowed Words and their Histories

Did you know that marmalade, pirate, sketch and purse trace their linguistic origins back to the Athens of 500 bce? This book offers a word-by-word look at the influence of Greek on everyday words in English, telling the stories behind their etymological developments.

• | Author: Alexander Tulloch
• | Publisher: Bodleian Library
• | Publication Date: Nov 16, 2018
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781851245055
• | ISBN-10: 1851245057