The Etymologies of Isidore of SevilleThis work is a complete English translation of the Latin Etymologies of Isidore, Bishop of Seville (c.560–636). Isidore compiled the work between c.615 and the early 630s and it takes the form of an encyclopedia, arranged by subject matter. It contains much lore of the late classical world beginning with the Seven Liberal Arts, including Rhetoric, and touches on thousands of topics ranging from the names of God, the terminology of the Law, the technologies of fabrics, ships and agriculture to the names of cities and rivers, the theatrical arts, and cooking utensils. Isidore provides etymologies for most of the terms he explains, finding in the causes of words the underlying key to their meaning. This book offers a highly readable translation of the twenty books of the Etymologies, one of the most widely known texts for a thousand years from Isidore's time. |
Contents
TheChurchandsects | 173 |
Languages nations reigns the military citizens family relationships | 191 |
Vocabulary | 213 |
The human being and portents | 231 |
Animals | 247 |
The cosmos and its parts | 271 |
The earth and its parts | 285 |
Buildings and fields | 301 |
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Rhetoric and dialectic | 69 |
Mathematics music astronomy | 89 |
Medicine | 109 |
Laws and times | 117 |
Books and ecclesiastical offices | 135 |
God angels and saints | 153 |
Stones and metals | 317 |
Rural matters | 337 |
War and games | 359 |
Ships buildings and clothing | 373 |
Provisions and various implements | 395 |
Correspondence of Isidore and Braulio | 409 |
indexes | 417 |
General index 417 Index of Greek words | 465 |
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ancients animals apostle bird blood body born bronze Cassiodorus Catiline Oration Christ Cicero cloth color defined definition derived divided divine earth Ennius Etymologies father fields fiery fifth fig figure filled find fingers fire first fish five fixed flame flesh flower flows flying Gaul gems gold Gospel Greek means Greek term Greek word Greeks call heaven Hebrew Hence Holy Spirit horses human iron Isidore Isidore of Seville Isidore’s island itis kind king land language letter Libya Lord Lucan Lucretius moon nature noun office ofthe one’s origin pagans person poets reason Reccared region river Roman sacrifice Scythians sense shape signifies Sisebut snake solidus someone sound speak specific speech stars stone Suinthila syllable takes its name things tion translated tree Varro verb Vergil Visigothic voice vowel Vulgate whence winds wine written