William Bruce Guthrie
Biographic Data
| ID | 6013642 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Bruce Guthrie |
| GIVEN NAMES | William Bruce |
| FAMILY NAME | Guthrie |
| SIGNATURE | GUTHRIE W B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northland District Health Board |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The trade-language origin of “turmeric”
Authorities admit the etymology of the word turmeric is obscure, traced in the best references to an almost unknown French original used in commerce and that but rarely. No one has posited an origin for the French term or traced any early history, except to guess that it may come from neo-Latin. Meanwhile there are forms nearly identical to the English word in the trade languages of Southern and Eastern Asia, and ancient Asian languages attest to…
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The trade-language origin of “turmeric”
Authorities admit the etymology of the word turmeric is obscure, traced in the best references to an almost unknown French original used in commerce and that but rarely. No one has posited an origin for the French term or traced any early history, except to guess that it may come from neo-Latin. Meanwhile there are forms nearly identical to the English word in the trade languages of Southern and Eastern Asia, and ancient Asian languages attest to…
Economics (1 work) · History (1 work) · History (1 work) · Linguistics (1 work) · Linguistics and Cultural Studies (1 work) · Linguistics and language evolution (1 work) · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work)