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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 To the Editor: I read with great interest the article by Mannikko (1) on the etymology of cholera. However, discovering the origin of the word with certainty is an intricate matter. The word cholera is undoubtedly Greek because Hippocrates was the first to mention it in his writings, although the exact disease he was referring to is unknown (2,3 ...
Antonis A. Kousoulis
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A study on the etymology of the scientific names given to planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida) by Ernest Marcus’ school [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2021 Leading zoologist and taxonomist Ernest Marcus (1893-1968) and his school described numerous new invertebrate taxa, including planarians, or triclads (Platyhelminthes). These authors rarely provided the etymology of names for the new taxa. In this paper,
Priscila Donegá Jasper +2 more
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The etymology of 'Sun' in Khitan small script used in Liao dynasty considered as the source on early stages of cultural astronomy [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2020 This etymology contributes to clarifying the astronomic (astrological) ideas of the Early and High Middle Ages as they were reflected in languages of the key kingdoms of Eastern and Central Asia.
Roh, Y-S.
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Lexical Opportunities in English Through the Lens of Etymology
ELT Echo: The Journal of English Language Teaching in Foreign Language Context, 2023 A substantial linguistic base requires a good command of grammar and vocabulary. As Nation (2001) narrates, the knowledge of vocabulary encompasses form, meaning, and use.
Ibrahim Halil Topal
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English Slang in “Gap Year” Movies Series
JL3T (Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Language Teaching), 2021 This research discussed about the slang words in Gap Year movie series and the word formation of the slang words which were found in the movie series.
Rahilla Fanny Fanny
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La etimología en la lingüística de Coseriu y la relevancia de los étimos frasémicos
Energeia, 2022 Etymology is a lesser-known aspect of Coseriu’s research because he published no specific works of detail or size on this topic. However, to trawl through his work and count the many times he touches upon etymology in either theory or practice is an ...
Benjamín García Hernández
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Cicero’s Religiology with the treatise “De Natura Deorum” as an example [PDF]
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2018 This article deals with a systematic description of the features of Cicero’s religiology which can be found in De natura deorum; no other works of Cicero are taken into consideration.
Ksenia Shperl
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Atti del Sodalizio Glottologico Milanese, 2021 Meaning and etymology: on Greek χρεών and εἵλωτες, and on a rediscovered Euripidian form, διχαστήρ or διχαστής (Ion, 1156). We examine three difficult cases where semantics, etymology and text establishment are implicated and where thorough analysis in ...
Alain Blanc
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