
The Origins of English Words
A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
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Jonathan Todd Ross
There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence. In The Origins of English Words, Shipley catalogues these proposed roots and follows the often devious, always fascinating, process by which some of their offshoots have grown.
Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science.
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The key is the "discursive" nature of it. Just as, in a dream, one thing might lead to another and then to another with a flow that is more intuitive than logical, this book is filled with asides, ramblings, and quotes that go in different directions. There is a vague alphabetical order, but it strays from it often. For instance, the word "element" leads to a history of the word for every element in the periodic table.
If you are looking for something to put on at night and just zone out, this is a great one! Maybe that wasn't the intent of it, but it truly serves in that capacity.
A great book for falling asleep!
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Quagmire, quacksalver, Quakers, Quaker-gun. Frequently within the book will be a series of related words, and then details about the origins about the words, some related stories, and their use in literature. The OED was heavily referenced while putting together this book. Vivify, viable, viper from their trait of birthing their offspring alive, revive, vitality, victuals.
Amazingly, it comes off as lively, with a factoid you likely haven't heard before every minute. The narrator does a great job of it. However, there are occasional places where the asides are cryptic. "Ad infinitum, as heard with the fleas..." The author is referencing a Jonathan Swift poem.
So, Nat'ralists observe, a Flea
Hath smaller Fleas that on him prey,
And these have smaller yet to bite 'em,
And so proceed ad infinitum:
But most references are giving fully. Likely, this book has a larger vocabulary than anything else on Audible.
Recommended.
The best "Read the Dictionary" on Audible
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Soooooo boring
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