Nike, Nurses and Neon - The Ancient Greek and Latin words we use every day Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Nike, Nurses and Neon - The Ancient Greek and Latin words we use every day Book

Showing you how the Pacific Ocean got its name, what a Pyrrhic victory is, or where the guitar came, this book reveals some of the influences that the classical languages have on the English words we use. It is suitable for pub quiz enthusiasts, crossword solvers, and verbal journalists.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    Did you know that porpoise means pig fish and that hippopotamus translates as river horse? Or that the name George comes from the word farmer, and that Rupert means firm as a rock? From the icons on computer monitors to words in everyday...

  • 1844546500
  • 9781844546503
  • Nigel P. Brown
  • 8 September 2008
  • Metro Publishing Ltd
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 354
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