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Dictionary of Latin and Greek Origins: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classical Origins of English Words by Bob Moore and Maxine Moore, 2000 The Derivative Spelling-Book: Giving the Origin of Every Word from the Greek, Latin, Saxon, German, Teutonic, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Other Languages, ... Their Present Acceptation and Pronunciation by John Rowbotham, 2010-03-10 Once upon a Word: True Tales of Word Origins by Rob Kyff, 2003-04-01 The Origin of the Word Amen: Ancient Knowledge the Bible Has Never Told by O. Kwame Osei, 2006 Abracadabra to Zombie: More Than 300 Wacky Word Origins by Don L. Wulffson, 2003-11-10 Bees' Knees and Barmy Armies: Origins of the Words and Phrases We Use Every Day by Harry Oliver, 2009-04-01 WordPower!: Word Origins (Word power) by John Butterworth, 2003-07-03 Word Origins (Fun with English) Vocabulary Energizers II, Stories of Word Origins by David Popkin, 2004 Verbivore's Feast: Second Course: More Word & Phrase Origins by The Wordsmith Chrysti, 2006-10-30 Dictionary of Word Origins by Linda Flavell, Roger Flavell, 1995-05 Verbivore's Feast: A Banquet of Word & Phrase Origins by Chrysti the Wordsmith, 2004-06 Word Origins and Their Romantic Stories by WILFRED FUNK, 1950 QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins by Robert Hendrickson, 2004

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41. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Language (Life In The 1500s)
    Sources Ayto, John. Dictionary of word origins. New York Arcade Publishing, 1990. Encyclopediaof Word and Phrase Origins. New York Facts on File, 1997.  
    http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/1500.htm
    
    Extractions: Anne Hathaway was the wife of William Shakespeare. She married at the age of 26. This is really unusual for the time. Most people married young, like at the age of 11 or 12. Life was not as romantic as we may picture it. Here are some examples: Anne Hathaway's home was a 3 bedroom house with a small parlor, which was seldom used (only for company), kitchen, and no bathroom. Mother and Father shared a bedroom. Anne had a queen sized bed, but did not sleep alone. She also had 2 other sisters and they shared the bed also with 6 servant girls. (this is before she married) They didn't sleep like we do length-wise but all laid on the bed cross-wise. At least they had a bed. The other bedroom was shared by her 6 brothers and 30 field workers. They didn't have a bed. Everyone just wrapped up in their blanket and slept on the floor. They had no indoor heating so all the extra bodies kept them warm. They were also small people, the men only grew to be about 5'6" and the women were 4'8". So in their house they had 27 people living.

42. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Language (What The Fuck?)
    John Ayto, in his Dictionary of word origins cites a proper name (probably a jokeor parody name) of John le Fucker from 1250, quite possibly proof the word  
    http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/fuck.htm
    
    Extractions: In ancient England single people could not have sex unless they had consent of the king. When people wanted to have a baby, they had to get the consent of the king, and the king gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F. U. C. K. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Hence that's where the word Fuck came from. Now, aren't you glad you learned something new today? [Collected on the Internet, 1997] In Christianized Anglo-Saxon Britain, invading kings would require that their troops would rape the women in a common demoralization procedure. Because fornication was against religious law, the rapists needed special religious permission, from the king. [Collected on the Internet, 1995] Have been informed by lawyer friend that acronym stands for "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge," a legal offense of a few centuries back regarding out-of-wedlock, underage, etc. coupling. [Collected on the Internet, 1995]

43. Oxford University Press - Word Origins
    word origins. Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary 5ed. More Information. word origins,0192830988 568 pages pb, Concise Oxford Dictionary Of English Etymology.  
    http://www.oup.com.au/content/General.asp?ContentID=1264&MasterID=1260

44. Oxford University Press - Word Origins
    word origins. binders. Australian Schoolmate File Dictionary SecondEdition. More Information. word origins, 0192830988 568 pages pb,  
    http://www.oup.com.au/content/general.asp?ContentID=1264

45. Oxford Education - Word Origins
    word origins. word origins is a new title in the Oxford series of languagereference guides to help children master the basics literacy.  
    http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/children/dictionaries/langref/wordorigins/
    
    Extractions: How to order Printed publicity Contact us Search ... A Little Alphabet Book Word Origins Word Origins is a new title in the Oxford series of language reference guides to help children master the basics literacy. Understanding how words have evolved over time helps with spelling, suffixes and prefixes. Funny artwork and a lively text follows the characters Brian, Shaz, and the dog Dennis as they travel back in time to discover where different words such as sight, sister or bungalow came from and how they have changed with time. The book gives clear advice on numerous points. It also provides concise teaching points for language and literacy lessons and will be an invaluable resource for both teachers and parents. Links to Literacy Framework for Years 3 and 4. John Butterworth is a regular consultant on children's dictionaries, and the author of several language activity books for children including Spelling Grammar , and Punctuation in this series and Using the Oxford School Dictionary and Using the Oxford Primary School Dictionary Age range: 7-11 years old Click here for ordering information.

46. OUP: Oxford School Dictionary Of Word Origins: Ayto
    Oxford School Dictionary of word origins. For the first time a comprehensivedictionary of word origins will be available for all school students.  
    http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-910808-0
    
    Extractions: NEVER MISS AN OXFORD SALE (SIGN UP HERE) VIEW BASKET Quick Links About OUP Career Opportunities Contacts Need help? oup.com Search the Catalogue Site Index American National Biography Booksellers' Information Service Children's Fiction and Poetry Children's Reference Dictionaries Dictionary of National Biography Digital Reference English Language Teaching Higher Education Textbooks Humanities International Education Unit Journals Law Medicine Music Oxford English Dictionary Reference Rights and Permissions Science School Books Social Sciences World's Classics UK and Europe Book Catalogue Help with online ordering How to order Postage Returns policy ... Links Today's most comprehensive students' English Language Dictionary John Ayto

47. Word Origins And Meanings Of Economic Terms
    Lose no more sleep! A handy word origins list is presented below. Salary. The Latinword salarium, meaning salt allowance , is the origin of the word salary.  
    http://www.louisville.edu/~bmhawo01/econpage/meanings.html

48. Information Outpost's Web Site Directory: Category Listings For Word Origins
    Current Directory Category word origins. Information Outpost s Web Site DirectoryCategory Path Top Level Reference word origins word origins.  
    http://www.informationoutpost.com/directory_home.cfm?newcat=124&categorypath=11

49. Dictionary.com/Bookstore: Dictionary Of Word Origins
    Click Here. ADVERTISEMENT. Bookstore. Dictionary of word origins,Dictionary of word origins. by John Ayto Learn about the hidden and  
    http://dictionary.reference.com/bookstore/dictwordorigins.html

50. Genealogy Resources On The Internet - Translations And Word
    TRANSLATIONS AND word origins MAILING LISTS. LATINWORDS (deciphering/interpretingLatin documents); NICKNAMES (origins of nicknames and names they belong to);  
    http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail_trans.html

51. Dictionary Of Word Origins (Softcover)
    the Dictionary of word origins would be a good choice. Verbatim What is thelink between map and apron, acrobat and oxygen, zeal and jealousy, flour and  
    http://www.elearnaid.com/dicofworor.html
    
    Extractions: What is the link between map and apron, acrobat and oxygen, zeal and jealousy, flour and pollen, secret and crime? Did you know that crimson comes originally from the name of tiny scale insects, the kermes, from whose dried bodies a red dyestuff is made? That Yankee started life as a nickname for Dutchmen? That omelette evolved from amulettee, ?a thin sheet of metal,? and is a not-to-distant cousin of the word laminate? That jeans find their antecedent in jean fustian , meaning '? cotton fabric from Genoa'? Written in a clear and informative style, the more then 8,000 articles reveal the origins of and links between some of the most common English-language words. They also contain an extensive selection of words whose life histories are intrinsically fascinating or instructive. This dictionary shows how modern English has developed from its Indo-European roots and how the various influences on the language?from migration and invasion to exploration, trade, technology, and scholarship?have intermingled. It presents valuable, up-to-date information on new words and coinages, with entries on neologisms ranging from motel and xerox to the more recent yuppie and glasnost. The articles are cross-referenced and alphabetically organized, and provide both the year a word was first recorded in English and its key etymons.

52. Bloomsbury.com - Bookshop - Bloomsbury Dictionary Of Word Origins
    Bloomsbury Dictionary of word origins by John Ayto RRP £10.99 Discount10% Our Price £9.89 Usually dispatched within 48 hours.  
    http://www.bloomsbury.com/BookCatalog/product.asp?sku=1209918&Category_id=16

53. Bloomsbury.com - Bookshop - Concise Dictionary Of Word Origins
    Concise Dictionary of word origins by John Ayto Our Price £6.99 Thisbook is out of print. Bloomsbury Publishing 1994 ISBN 0747514410  
    http://www.bloomsbury.com/BookCatalog/product.asp?sku=140623

54. 22. Word Origins
    UNITED STATES EARLY RADIO HISTORY THOMAS H. WHITE. s e c t i o n 22, word origins.Next Section Early Government Regulation (19031946);  
    http://earlyradiohistory.us/sec022.htm
    
    Extractions: Word Origins Next Section Early Government Regulation (1903-1946) Previous Section Fakes, Frauds, and Cranks (1866-1922) Home Page Table of Contents / Site Search Jump to Section... Home / Table of Contents / Site Search 1. Period Overview 2. The Electric Telegraph 3. News and Entertainment by Telephone 4. Personal Communication by Wireless 5. Radio at Sea 6. Early Radio Industry Development 7. Pioneering U.S. Radio Activities 8. Alternator-Transmitter Development 9. Arc-Transmitter Development 10. Audion and Vacuum-tube Receiver Development 11. Pre-War Vacuum-tube Transmitter Development 12. Pioneering Amateurs 13. Radio During World War One 14. Expanded Audion and Vacuum-tube Development 15. Amateur Radio After World War One 16. Broadcasting After World War One 17. Big Business and Radio 18. Broadcasting Becomes Widespread 19. The Development of Radio Networks 20. Financing Radio Broadcasting 21. Fakes, Frauds, and Cranks 22. Word Origins 23. Early Government Regulation 24. Original Articles

55. Word Origins: An Exploration And History Of Words And Language
    word origins An Exploration and History of Words and Language. Book word origins An Exploration and History of Words and Language Customer Reviews  
    http://www.edu-books.com/Word_Origins__An_Exploration_and_History_of_Words_and_L
    
    Extractions: A lot of hard work and passion went into this book, and it shows. Mr. Funk has written a classic book on word origins which is fun for any scrabble lover, scholar, or souled individual. Arranged into topics from business to war to flowers, the author explains the most likely origins behind everyday words and expressions. "Laconic," for example, means brief and blunt. Its origins, more than 2600 years ago, take it back to the Greek Wars. The Laconians, when told by an ambassador that "if we come to your city we will raze the walls and kill everyone." The Laconians reply? "If." Or take the origins of the word "bread." Originally it meant a piece. With time, it came to mean the whole loaf. By reading through "word origins" you will learn that many words were named after people or places. Other words are corruptions of other languages. Some words are simple "borrowed" from other languages. (called "loan words," but who gives them back?) Some other words have origins lost in time. I enjoyed reading "Word Origins" and go back to it, again and again, when I am curious about a word or phrase. If you have any interest in this area, you should enjoy this book. Well done, a good read.

56. Dictionary Of Word Origins : Histories Of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words
    Dictionary of word origins Histories of More Than 8,000 EnglishLanguageWords. Dictionary of word origins Histories of More  
    http://www.edu-books.com/Dictionary_of_Word_Origins__Histories_of_More_Than_8000
    
    Extractions: I think this book may hold the record for most quickly becoming indispensible to me. It contains concise, single paragraph histories of the backgrounds of 8,000 words in our language. One thing I really enjoy about it is the way it combines presentations of the most common, everyday words with the coolest, most interesting ones. Offhand, one of my favorite words would have to be the word "guitar." Did you know that the word guitar started out as the Greek word "kithara," and came to English by means of two separate routes? On the one hand, it passed directly through Europe, by way of the Roman Empire, becoming "cithara" in Latin and then "citole" in Middle English. On the other hand, it went through North Africa with the Muslims as a "qitar" in Arabic, then into Spanish by way of the Moors as "guitarra," then into French as "guitare," then finally into English as "guitar." (A citole, by the way, for all you non-Chaucer fans out there, was a medieval stringed instrument that we no longer have with us.) lt;P>Thats just one word. There are 7,999 more entries like that, and all of them are amazing. This book is so worth the money it isnt even funny. Two million thumbs up.

57. Learn.co.uk - Learning Resources For The National Curriculum, Online Lessons, GC
    word origins, What do you know about the story of English? When was the languagefirst spoken? Make sure you look up origins of words in your dictionary.  
    http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=1956

58. Etymology Of Neuroscience Terms
    See all words and meanings in a PDF file.. Think you know yourword origins? Test yourself with this online crossword puzzle.  
    http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neuroroot.html

59. Word Origins: An Exploration And History Of Words And Language - ESL Reviews - U
    word origins An Exploration and History of Words and Language. See Larger Image. If. .Or take the origins of the word bread. Originally it meant a piece.  
    http://www.usingenglish.com/amazon/us/0517265745.html
    
    Extractions: A lot of hard work and passion went into this book, and it shows. Mr. Funk has written a classic book on word origins which is fun for any scrabble lover, scholar, or souled individual. Arranged into topics from business to war to flowers, the author explains the most likely origins behind everyday words and expressions. "Laconic," for example, means brief and blunt. Its origins, more than 2600 years ago, take it back to the Greek Wars. The Laconians, when told by an ambassador that "if we come to your city we will raze the walls and kill everyone." The Laconians reply? "If." Or take the origins of the word "bread." Originally it meant a piece. With time, it came to mean the whole loaf. By reading through "word origins" you will learn that many words were named after people or places. Other words are corruptions of other languages. Some words are simple "borrowed" from other languages. (called "loan words," but who gives them back?) Some other words have origins lost in time. I enjoyed reading "Word Origins" and go back to it, again and again, when I am curious about a word or phrase. If you have any interest in this area, you should enjoy this book. Well done, a good read.

60. Dictionary Of Word Origins : Histories Of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words
    Dictionary of word origins Histories of More Than 8,000 EnglishLanguageWords. See Larger Image. Book by John Ayto List Price $19.95  
    http://www.usingenglish.com/amazon/us/1559702141.html
    
    Extractions: I think this book may hold the record for most quickly becoming indispensible to me. It contains concise, single paragraph histories of the backgrounds of 8,000 words in our language. One thing I really enjoy about it is the way it combines presentations of the most common, everyday words with the coolest, most interesting ones. Offhand, one of my favorite words would have to be the word "guitar." Did you know that the word guitar started out as the Greek word "kithara," and came to English by means of two separate routes? On the one hand, it passed directly through Europe, by way of the Roman Empire, becoming "cithara" in Latin and then "citole" in Middle English. On the other hand, it went through North Africa with the Muslims as a "qitar" in Arabic, then into Spanish by way of the Moors as "guitarra," then into French as "guitare," then finally into English as "guitar." (A citole, by the way, for all you non-Chaucer fans out there, was a medieval stringed instrument that we no longer have with us.)

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