Quid Pro Quo : What the Romans Really Gave the English Language
(2016)
By:
Jones, Peter
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Atlantic Books, 2016
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (352 pages)
ISBN/ISSN
9781782399322 MWT18832745, 1782399321 18832745
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Peter Jones takes the reader on a fascinating journey along the highways and byways of Roman life and culture, telling the amazing stories behind the original Latin meanings and uses of hundreds of our everyday words. Taking in every aspect of the ancient world, including science, religion, military matters, politics and literature, Jones shows just how much the English language owes to the ancient Romans and the role Latin has played in the creation of our vast vocabulary
Mode of access: World Wide Web