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The American Heritage Dictionary Of Indo-European Roots

Paperback • 2011 • English

The American Heritage Dictionary Of Indo-European Roots

By Calvert Watkins

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About the book

The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots traces over 13,000 words, representing nearly 1,350 basic roots, to their origins in Proto-Indo-European, the prehistoric ancestor of English. The dictionary includes an introductory essay by Dr. Calvert Watkins, explaining how it is possible to reconstruct the words of an ancient and unwritten language and describing what scholars have discovered about Proto-Indo-European culture. Interspersed throughout the body of the dictionary are Lang...Show more

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ISBN

9780547549446

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

The American Heritage Dictionary Of Indo-European Roots

Format

Paperback

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