博客來Ever think about how many languages tumble off our tongues when we speak English? So many languages with so many word origins that tell so many tales! Like these...
- Arabic’s algebra that got tangled up in bone-setting
- Why the Greek for ＂milk＂ became our galaxy
- What the French connection is between sabotage and shoes
- How Hindi for milk-and-sugar found its way into seersucker
- The fishy story of how ketchup spiced up English from half a world away
- And the true measure of the Spanish ten-gallon hat
More than 450 words reveal their language history, from the Welsh flummery to the Viking freckle to the Latin red-letter day.
If you love words and the stories they tell, and would enjoy an entertaining look at language evolution, E Pluribus English is a book for you.
