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NTC's Dictionary of Latin and Greek Origins

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This so-called dictionary has very few entries to begin with; and the representation of both the Greek and Latin words, along with how they were integrated into the Enlgish language is quite unclear as well. For anyone seeking to begin understanding the roots and growth of the English language, this is certainly not a volume of primary recommendation. Instead, look for the Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, or Raymond E. Laurita's 1001 Affixes and their meanings.

Well organized but if you are looking for a book that gives you the Greek/Latin origins of English words this is not it. This focuses on the Greek or Latin words so you cannot research by English word.

I have found this book to be very helpful studying Latin and Greek roots. This is not a Latin textbook, as Jay Chang was probably looking for (he seemed to be looking for e-mail friends more than anything), and if he thought so from the title then he needs to study more English. My students (Graduate level English majors) love this book, we all find it very helpful because of the way it specifically traces roots in each words breakdown allowing the reader to understand many more words that are related. If you are looking to expand your English vocabulary and your understanding of the roots of our language, this is the best book I have found.

This book, more than any other I have used in my educational career, helps you understand the roots of the English language. English is widely known to be one of the most difficult languages to master because of the lack of common rules. This helps one to understand the roots of words and gives the reader/user links between words that normally would not be obvious. I use this excellent teaching and learning tool often, and my students benifit from it.

When teaching Greek and Latin roots and affixes, this book is a great resource for students and educators. This book helps students learn roots and affixes in context, which means the knowledge they acquire is lasting. This book has become a keystone in my seventh grade classroom; we conduct word studies rather often, and students do have their favorite resources. This book is valued in small group discussions and independent inquiry done by students who seek enrichment activities. One copy of this book is not enough because every small group wants to use it. I have five copies to help keep the peace.

This is a terrific book for deepening word knowledge. Thanks for the great service. My students will benefit greatly from this addition to our classroom resources.

Do not waste your money on this book. Though it purports to be 'a comprehensive guide to the classical origins of English words', one might better subtitle it 'a scanty collection of classical roots and a few English derivatives of each of them, with ludicrous amounts of space wasted on limp example sentences and excessively verbose explanatory notes for page-padding.' This book's intended audience seems to be the semi-illiterate; and judging by the typographical errors and even etymological errors sprinkled liberally throughout, its authors were as well. Spare your intelligence the insult and buy a good dictionary instead.

This book is the best book I ever bought. There are all the words in the world and their Latin root. It says clear definitions and has many other features. I think you should buy it.

As a Latin learner, no doubt I'm interested in etymology. I picked up this book for the title and the publisher. They betrayed me. This work ,certaily, contains Latin and Greek origins and their derivatives, but doesn't mention any grammarical points without which we cannot grasp the morpholgy of Latin or Greek derived English words. Further, the vocabulary index at the end of it counts only 2,000 or so. I can list more than that without any preparation, ad-lib. You can find more authentic information even in [Wheelock's Latin]. I'd rather recommend [The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language], which is the best for English etymology. So if you are a serious reader, forget this book.

However, this work has easy-to-read format and some cartoon-like illustrations. I guess this is intended for the senior elementary school students. They will enjoy this book while constructing essential vocabulary. That's why I give 3 stars.

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