Dictionary of Latin and Greek Origins: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classical Origins of English Words

by Maxine Moore and Bob Moore

Book Overview

This unique reference equips students with vocabulary skills that will last a lifetime. Students study Latin and Greek roots and learn the huge number of English words that derive from them. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760720827
• ISBN13: 9780760720820
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.

Customer Reviews

WONDERFULL

This book is the best book I ever bought. There are all the words in the world and their Latin root. It says clear definitions and has many other features. I think you should buy it.

Great tool for vocabulary

This book, more than any other I have used in my educational career, helps you understand the roots of the English language. English is widely known to be one of the most difficult languages to master because of the lack of common rules. This helps one to understand the roots of words and gives the reader/user links between words that normally would not be obvious. I use this excellent teaching and learning tool often, and my students benifit from it.

Jay missed the point!

I have found this book to be very helpful studying Latin and Greek roots. This is not a Latin textbook, as Jay Chang was probably looking for (he seemed to be looking for e-mail friends more than anything), and if he thought so from the title then he needs to study more English. My students (Graduate level English majors) love this book, we all find it very helpful because of the way it specifically traces roots in each words breakdown allowing the reader to understand many more words that are related. If you are looking to expand your English vocabulary and your understanding of the roots of our language, this is the best book I have found.