Winged WordsHamilton, 1988 - 292 pagini |
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Pagina 99
... Greek roots . The trouble is that fewer doctors these days study Latin and Greek , and so the roots of their mystery of medical linguistics are becoming Greek to them . Of course , pedants can pick holes in medical nomenclature . They ...
... Greek roots . The trouble is that fewer doctors these days study Latin and Greek , and so the roots of their mystery of medical linguistics are becoming Greek to them . Of course , pedants can pick holes in medical nomenclature . They ...
Pagina 169
... Greek Christian . The -d- added in English and German is said to come from confusion with the Latin admirabilis . Or is this just a Navy joke ? False etymologies are almost as much fun : a belfry does not come from bells ; a salt ...
... Greek Christian . The -d- added in English and German is said to come from confusion with the Latin admirabilis . Or is this just a Navy joke ? False etymologies are almost as much fun : a belfry does not come from bells ; a salt ...
Pagina 170
... Greek . They order these matters differently in Greece . The Greek words are PhilOtely and PhilOtelist , sc . the love or lover of charges or taxes . Look them up in the big Greek dictionaries if you don't believe me . They define ...
... Greek . They order these matters differently in Greece . The Greek words are PhilOtely and PhilOtelist , sc . the love or lover of charges or taxes . Look them up in the big Greek dictionaries if you don't believe me . They define ...
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