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The Horn Book: An Illustrated Dictionary of Proto-Indo-European // El libro del cuerno: Un diccionario ilustrado de protoindoeuropeo
The new book is here in an English and in Spanish version. It traces one word from the Proto-Indo-European language to its descendants...
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Etymoleon Podcast
Why is a Tiger a Tiger? was featured recently on the podcast Etymoleon . The host also has a daily word game called Derivety in which...
Dec 21, 20241 min read
Old website with more pictures
Hello, I also have an old website https://davebuchen.wordpress.com that I abandoned in 2018 or so. It has lots of images of old...
Dec 19, 20241 min read
Why is an Apple an Apple? A Garden of Etymology
It's finally here! The long-awaited-for, tho never-quite-asked-for sequel to Why is a Tiger a Tiger? This new book, Why is an Apple an...
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2025 Calendars are ready!
The 2025 calendars are ready to be shipped. The theme this year is Birds of Puerto Rico. As has become the tradition my daughter Olimpia...
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