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Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language
Peter Jones
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Description for Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language
Paperback. A surprising, witty and entertaining journey through the Latin roots of the English language, by the bestselling author of Veni Vidi Vici and Eureka! Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2AB; 2ADL; CBX; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Did you know that the word 'prestige' derives from the Latin word for 'illusion'? Or that 'infantry' stems from a Latin word meaning one who could not speak? In this original and highly entertaining book, Peter Jones reveals the roots of Latin words that are now common in the English language and shows how Romans actually used them in the ancient world. Covering every aspect of Roman life - from politics, philosophy, religion and the arts, to technology, warfare, medicine and botany - Quid Pro Quo highlights the vital role Latin has ... Read more
Did you know that the word 'prestige' derives from the Latin word for 'illusion'? Or that 'infantry' stems from a Latin word meaning one who could not speak? In this original and highly entertaining book, Peter Jones reveals the roots of Latin words that are now common in the English language and shows how Romans actually used them in the ancient world. Covering every aspect of Roman life - from politics, philosophy, religion and the arts, to technology, warfare, medicine and botany - Quid Pro Quo highlights the vital role Latin has ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782399339
SKU
V9781782399339
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Ref
99-10
About Peter Jones
Peter Jones was educated at Cambridge University and taught Classics at Cambridge and at Newcastle University, before retiring in 1997. He has written a regular column, 'Ancient & Modern', in the Spectator for many years and is the author of various books on the Classics, including the bestselling Learn Latin and Learn Ancient Greek, as well as Reading Virgil's Aeneid ... Read more
Reviews for Quid Pro Quo: What the Romans Really Gave the English Language
Wonderfully enteratining
Spectator
What did the Romans ever do for us? Well, besides the sanitation, the roads, etc, they left us Latin, and in this wonderfully informative survey, Peter Jones guides us through the ways in which their language has percolated through our own. Jones wears his learning lightly and there's an arresting insight or a fascinating historical ... Read more
Spectator
What did the Romans ever do for us? Well, besides the sanitation, the roads, etc, they left us Latin, and in this wonderfully informative survey, Peter Jones guides us through the ways in which their language has percolated through our own. Jones wears his learning lightly and there's an arresting insight or a fascinating historical ... Read more