The primitives of the Greek tongue : Containing a complete collection of all the roots or primitive words, together with the most considerable derivatives of the Greek Language. AS Also A Treatise of Prepositions and other undeclinable Particles. And An alphabetical Collection of English Words derived from the Greek either by Allusion or Etymology. Translated from the French of Messieurs de Port Royal, with considerable improvements, by Mr. Nugent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lancelot, Claude, 1615?-1695.

Standardized Title:

Jardin des racines grecques. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Foreign words and phrases--Greek.

English language.

Greek language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc--English.

Greek language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi,391,[1]p. )

Other Title:

Primitives of the Greek tongue.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Nourse at the Lamb opposite Katherine-Street in the Strand; and G. Hawkins at Milton's Head near Temple Bar, Fleet-Street, MDCCXLVIII. [1748]

Notes:

Messieurs de Port Royal = Claude Lancelot, Antoine Arnauld and Pierre Nicole.

Pt.4 of the original "Recueil de mots françois pris de la langue greque", has been replaced by "A collection of English words derived from the Greek tongue".

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T121920.

OCLC:

642327718