Studies in Etymology

by Charles William Dunmore

Classical etymology of the English language with equal coverage of Latin and Greek roots. Exercises for each chapter. This work is a best-selling introduction to the Classical etymology of the English language with equal coverage of Latin and Greek roots. Ideal for college-level classics or humanities courses of all designs.

Genres: Language, Nonfiction, Linguistics, Reference

279 pages, Paperback

First published July 17, 2008

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I read Studies in Etymology for my English Root Words Class (LING 103-01). I really enjoyed it, I learned a lot of words that are taken directly from Latin and Greek. Of course, with English taking French words that originally came from Latin anyway.

It's amazing how English is a mix of multiple languages. This made me even more interested in English as a language and now whenever I see a word, I want to break it down to its core meaning.

The chapters we read were: Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, and Chapter 11.