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... oblique stem divination- ; divinatio was formed from divinus ( classical diuinus ) , itself from deus , a god ; deus basically means ' he who illuminates , ( hence ) reveals ' and is akin to dies , the luminous part of a day , hence a ...
... oblique stem divination- ; divinatio was formed from divinus ( classical diuinus ) , itself from deus , a god ; deus basically means ' he who illuminates , ( hence ) reveals ' and is akin to dies , the luminous part of a day , hence a ...
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... oblique stem ebor- follow the pattern of L robur , oblique stem robor- ; it probably came into Latin during , or soon after , Hannibal's invasion of Italy and therefore its form eb- ( not Eg ab- ) may have owed something to that late ...
... oblique stem ebor- follow the pattern of L robur , oblique stem robor- ; it probably came into Latin during , or soon after , Hannibal's invasion of Italy and therefore its form eb- ( not Eg ab- ) may have owed something to that late ...
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... stem of etumos , true + the connective -o - + - logía , from logos , word , account , discourse , and even thought ... oblique stem of crimen is crimin- , seen in our criminal . Then take the Latin verb ' to see ' : Medieval videre ...
... stem of etumos , true + the connective -o - + - logía , from logos , word , account , discourse , and even thought ... oblique stem of crimen is crimin- , seen in our criminal . Then take the Latin verb ' to see ' : Medieval videre ...
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THE SHAGGY | 13 |
BUSINESS ENGLISH AND ITS CONFEDERATES | 21 |
THE ETYMOLOGY OF ADVERTISING | 29 |
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adjective advertising akin American English ancient anno novo appear Australian English basic Beatnik breath British called Celtic century clichés cognates comes commercialese compound derives from Latin dialect Dictionary echoic element elephant empty especially etymologists etymology etymon fawney fever folk-etymology Fowler Gaelic gamma German Greek H. W. Fowler Hamitic hence Hittite hogmanay idea important Indo-European root Irish jaloppy jargon journalese journalist language Late Latin latter least less linguistic literally literary logos magic means Medieval Latin merely Middle English Modern English mysticism natural notable noun numerous oblique stem officialese Old English Old French Old Norse one's origin participle perhaps person philologists phoney phrase probably pronunciation psychiatry punctuation reference Sanskrit Satan scholars semantic Semitic sense shaggy dog slang speech spirit stammering story suffix Sydney synonymous thing tion transliteration true underworld Usage usually vanus variant verb vocabulary whence witches word writing