Word Stems: A Dictionary

Home :: Books :: Nonfiction

Arts & Photography
Audio CDs
Audiocassettes
Biographies & Memoirs
Business & Investing
Children's Books
Christianity
Comics & Graphic Novels
Computers & Internet
Cooking, Food & Wine
Entertainment
Gay & Lesbian
Health, Mind & Body
History
Home & Garden
Horror
Literature & Fiction
Mystery & Thrillers
Nonfiction
Outdoors & Nature
Parenting & Families
Professional & Technical
Reference
Religion & Spirituality
Romance
Science
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Sports
Teens
Travel
Women's Fiction

	Word Stems: A Dictionary
	List Price: $15.00 Your Price: $10.20

Product Info

Reviews

Description:

English may be one of the world's premier languages, but it's a real hodgepodge of roots, thanks to the interesting vicissitudes of history, as explained in brief by John Kennedy. Fully three-fifths of the roots are Latin, and a good share come from Greek too. There are also Scandinavian roots and roots from nine or so other languages. Following the history comes the comprehensive list of word stems, from "Abb" ("father, religious leader. Syriac, abba.") to "Zym" ("ferment. Greek, zumoo."), defining and deciphering thousands of the most commonly used foreign words that form the foundation of English.