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The etymology of the Germanic stem *paþa- > engl. paþ / pað is taken into consideration and the usual explanation as a Celtic or as an Iranic loan is rejected in favour of a viewpoint that tends to see *paþa- as an original Germanic stem, to be ...
Giovanni Gobber
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Why should I bother--the words, lying ona blanket of still snowlike tree branches?
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Linguistic Evidence Suggests that Xiōng‐nú and Huns Spoke the Same Paleo‐Siberian Language
Abstract The Xiōng‐nú were a tribal confederation who dominated Inner Asia from the third century BC to the second century AD. Xiōng‐nú descendants later constituted the ethnic core of the European Huns. It has been argued that the Xiōng‐nú spoke an Iranian, Turkic, Mongolic or Yeniseian language, but the linguistic affiliation of the Xiōng‐nú and the ...
Svenja Bonmann, Simon Fries
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ETYMOLOGY, WORD-FORMATIVE AND PRAGMATIC PECULIARITIES OF OFICCIAL CAR NAMES
The problems associated with the cars’ nomination are considered in this article. The etymology and derivation of their names are analyzed. Also functional and pragmatic aspects of the appearance of automobile items are considered.
А. П. Романченко+1 more
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Abstract This study investigates the lexicographical potential of Medieval Latin documentation from the Venetian area of the Italo‐Romance domain, highlighting the need for a systematic approach to bridge Latin and vernacular linguistic developments. The project MEDITA – Medieval Latin Documentation and Digital Italo‐Romance Lexicography.
Jacopo Gesiot
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On the Etymology of Polish jarmułka
On the Etymology of Polish ...
Bohdan A. Struminsky
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The discussion concerning the etymology of the word vampire has continued for more than a century now, and it has produced many more hypotheses than can be reasonably examined here. This paper only reviews the most plausible ones, but it also contains a discussion of the phonetic, morphological, semantic, historical, and cultural-historical constraints,
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Hydromorphus, H. concolor, H. dunni [PDF]
Number of Pages: 2Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Villa, Jaime D.
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ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
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Teaching law etymologically [PDF]
The paper argues that an etymological approach to teaching law can makes learning law 'fun' because this approach illuminates our approaches to understanding of law and opens up infinite ways to interrogate law.
Ressel, James
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