Title:

The role of Medieval Latin dictionaries in research into Slavic plant names

Creator:

Waniakowa, Jadwiga

Publisher:

Institute of Polish language

Place of publishing:

Cracow

Date issued/created:

2015

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Slavic dialectal plant names ; etymology ; loanwords ; calques ; history of dialectal plant names

Abstract:

The aim of the article is to indicate how many Slavic dialectal plant names have Latin or even Greek origin. Conducting such research, linguists dealing with the history and origin of these names cannot be satisfied with solely Slavic sources and dictionaries, but should extend their research to Latin and Greek botanical names, both ancient and medieval, using obviously suitable sources in this domain. Medieval Latin dictionaries play a prominent role in such investigations providing ordered collections of plant names originating from ancient Latin documents, which otherwise remain largely inaccessible to slavists.

Relation:

Polonica

Volume:

XXXV (35)

Start page:

71

End page:

80

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.17651/POLON.35.6

Language:

pol

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Polish Language of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Access:

Open