Description 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 English language, which extends to some of our most mundane, run-of-the-mill words--words like purse, sketch, and marmalade.
This book offers a word-by-word look at the influence of G.
Bodleian Library It's all greek: borrowed words and their histories, hardcover/alexander tulloch
