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Indo-European Cognate Dictionary Paperback – March 28, 2018

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A new type of dictionary. An indispensable reference for language learners within the Indo-European language family, as well as for any who love words and want to deepen their understanding of English, or any of these other languages.This dictionary records words from 32 languages, covering eight of the nine living branches of the Indo-European language ‘tree’. These languages are English, Old English, Frisian, Dutch, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Norse, Welsh, Irish, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Ancient Greek, Modern Greek, Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Albanian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Persian, Pashto. Of these, the Germanic and Romance languages are covered far more completely and deeply, with nearly 32,000 of the 40,000 words in the dictionary belonging to these groups.The dictionary consists of two parts. The first part contains the pages for each Proto-Indo-European word (the root word), showing cognates in the chosen languages plus various descendants and derivatives. These pages are arranged thematically, allowing you to browse or study. Search is enabled by the second part to the dictionary, which contains a separate index for each language, telling you where to find each word.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wayz Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 28, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 545 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1927166381
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1927166383
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.74 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.23 x 9 inches
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Customers find the dictionary to be a great beginner's reference, with one review noting how it breaks down words by specific activity or noun type. The book receives positive feedback for its readability, with one customer describing it as easy to read.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019
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    The book shows common Indo-European roots of many words in modern European languages. There are some small errors (for example, the Russian word "zena" means "wife", not "woman"; the word for woman is "zenshchina"), but the book is altogether interesting and informative, and a really nice read.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2021
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    Great resource!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2020
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    As others have noted, this is not a scholarly work, but maybe that is an advantage. I bought it on a whim, and I've been enjoying it. So many linguistics books are filled with jargon understood only by those within the linguistics community (and even then there is disagreement) so I was glad to find none of that here.

    Somebody else asked why there was no Armenian; I think the author mentions this in the introductory paragraph. I'm not even sure why Armenian is considered Indo-European and not its own language group. As for me, I would have liked to have seen more Persian, although the author admits that is due to her own lack of depth on that topic. However, almost every word I've encountered that has a Persian entry also has a Pashto entry and I find that very interesting.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2019
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    Interesting info for language lovers.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2021
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    Excellent and amusing introduction
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2020
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    For a student of Sanskrit this is a welcome addition to my Indo-European language shelf.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2021
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    Was a Christmas gift for my brother!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2024
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    This is a great guide for undergraduate students entering the field of more advanced language study. It gives plenty of examples and breaks them down by specific activity or noun type. It’s a great quick reference guide for more advanced students a a reminder for us older folk out of academia.
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  • Guillaume Dulac
    3.0 out of 5 stars touffu MAIS...
    Reviewed in France on March 24, 2023
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    Une enfilade de mots dans un tas de langues sans traduction sous des racines indo-européennes rangées par thème. Impossible, même à l'aide de sa propre langue maternelle, de retrouver un mot. Le livre est trop anglo-centré. Le Calvert Watkins "American Heritage Dictionnary of Indo-European Roots" lui est mille fois supérieur
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  • Fernando López
    5.0 out of 5 stars Buen diccionario de cognados del protoindoeuropeo
    Reviewed in Spain on July 27, 2020
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    El diccionario tiene una introducción que aclara los principales tópicos para enteder el alcance del diccionario y utilizarlo. Solo le hecho en falta que no incluya vocabulario procedente del gótico, idioma que estudio.
  • Mary E.
    5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant compilation!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2025
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    Exactly what it says on the tin - it's comprehensive. Contains examples from every Indo-European language, extremely detailed, just incredible. You can tell a PhD wrote it, but as they state in the book, it's not necessarily meant to be academic in nature. It's largely a form of science communication, and that's what I was looking for!
  • Euclid
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well-done
    Reviewed in Canada on August 29, 2019
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    The author has put in a lot of work and I am very grateful for the result. I find this dictionary both useful and entertaining.
  • jm
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and useful
    Reviewed in Germany on November 10, 2024
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    In essence a collection of wiktionary entries, compiled and curated by a linguistics doctoral student. By all accounts this is presented as an amateurish endeavour, driven by an academical zeal. It would be easy to dismiss were it not that the actual compilation and curation makes it a worthwhile feature that is otherwise unavailable online (wiktionary or otherwise). The content itself is indeed quite interesting even if some of the more obscure branches of the indo-european tree are lightly treaded, due to their unfamiliarity to the author. In all, a worthwhile contribution that will be of interest to amateur, academical and professional researchers.