Nike, Nurses and Neon: The Ancient Greek and Latin Words We Use Every Day by Nigel Brown

Nike, Nurses and Neon: The Ancient Greek and Latin Words We Use Every Day

Nigel Brown

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Did you know that porpoise means “pig fish” and that hippopotamus translates as “river horse?” Or that the name George comes from the word “farmer,” and that Rupert means “firm as a rock?” From the icons on computer monitors to words in everyday s...

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