It's All Greek: Borrowed Words and their Histories by Alexander Tulloch

It's All Greek: Borrowed Words and their Histories

Alexander Tulloch

236 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction classics funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
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Most of us are aware that the words for some of our most important concepts stem from ancient Greek roots—words such as geometry, democracy, technology, and aesthetics. But lesser known is the wide and varied scope of old Athenian influence on the...

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