looking for a book

Joseph A. Weaks jweaks at delta.is.tcu.edu
Tue May 9 00:26:02 EDT 2000


I think of two books.
1.
The Attic Greek Grammar, Henry Crosby and John Schaeffer, _An 
Introduction to Greek_, (Allyn & Bacon, 1928), gives English 
derivatives in the chapter vocabulary lists.  I learned Greek on this 
grammar, which I still think is very good, and I remember finding 
those derivatives extremely helpful.  They do a brilliant job with 
it; for example, the entry for PASCW has "Empathy" as a derivative, 
which you see in the third principle part.  I think (hope) some 
colleges are still using the text, so should be easy to find.

2.
Thomas Robinson, _Mastering Greek Vocabulary_, (Hendrickson 
Publishers, 1990), is a typical vocabulary list book.  The first 
list, however, is about 250 words that are "Identical Greek/English 
Words."  (ARCITEKTWN=architect, ARWMA=aroma, ASTHR=star, 
AUSTHROS=austere, k.t.l.)

Final thought,
At the University of Texas, where I began Greek in my undergrad, 
there was a VERY popular elective on campus called "Latin and Greek 
Elements of the English Language."  I'm positive the course is still 
there, and finding the syllabus for it would be great help.  I might 
check into that.

xaris soi,
Joe

>  >Does anybody know of a book that gives Greek words and their
>  >corresponding English derivatives?

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