ENGLISH ETYMOLOGIES FROM THE POPULAR REGISTER (III)
ENGLISH ETYMOLOGIES FROM THE POPULAR REGISTER (III)
Author(s): William SayersSubject(s): Lexis
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: English etymology; lexical transfers; cue; luck; shyster
Summary/Abstract: Difficulties in tracing the etymology of lexical isolates and loans from other languages are exemplified in the discussion of a gathering of English words previously without satisfactory explanations of origin.
Journal: Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis
- Issue Year: 134/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 7-14
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English