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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Etymology

Hi all!!

i have this text, were for the first time i found the etymology of all the words used here, some i did not know and others are unknown, it would be appreciated of anyone to confirm if i am going in the right track or have i made serious mistakes.







Unreal CityE,


Under theE brownF fog ofE aE winterE dawn,


AE crowdE flowedE overGer London BridgeE, soE manyE,


IE hadE notE thoughtGer deathE hadE undone soE manyE.


SighsE, shortE andE infrequentL, wereE exhaledL,


AndF eachE manE fixedL hisE eyesE beforeE hisE feetE.


FlowedE upE theE hillE andE downE KingE William StreetL-E,


ToE whereE SaintL MaryL Woolnoth keptE theE hoursGr


WithE aE deadE soundL onE theE finalL strokeE ofE nineE.


ThereE IE sawE oneE IE knewE, andE stoppedE himE, cryingL 'Stetson!


'YouE whoE wereE withE meE inE theE ships atE Mylae!


'ThatE corpseE youE plantedE lastE yearE inE yourE gardenE,


'HasE itE begun toE sproutGmc? WillE itE bloomE thisE yearE?


'OrE hasE theE suddenL frostE disturbedL itsE bedGmc?


'OhE keepE theE Dog farGmc henceE, that'sE friendGmc toE menE,


'OrE withE hisE nailsGmc he'llE dig itE upE againE!


'YouE! hypocriteF lecteurF!—monF semblableF,—monF frèreF!'









E: English

L: Latin

Gmc: Germanic

F: French

Gr: Greek



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Top answer

Not a very useful exercise; it would be better just to appreciate what Eliot is saying. What do you mean by 'English'? : City: early 13c.

  • Not a very useful exercise; it would be better just to appreciate what Eliot is saying.
  • What do you mean by 'English'?
  • : City: early 13c.
  • Fr.
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Not a very useful exercise; it would be better just to appreciate what Eliot is saying.

What do you mean by 'English'? Most words can be tracked back farther than that, e.g.:

City: early 13c., in medieval usage a cathedral town, but originally "any settlement," regardless of size (distinction from town is 14c., though in English it always seems to have rank
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thank you for your reply, i was completely lost in finding these words.. but do you mind if you give me the link you got the etymology of the word "city". And about the text, well i had to do this kind of text part of my studies..thank you
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There is a very convenient [url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=city]On-line Etymological Dictionary[/url].

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