Lunasta tarjous

Black week: Nyt 3 kk -50%

Astu tarinoiden maailmaan

  • Pohjoismaiden suosituin ääni- ja e-kirjapalvelu
  • Uppoudu suureen valikoimaan äänikirjoja ja e-kirjoja
  • Storytel Original -sisältöjä yksinoikeudella
  • Ei sitoutumisaikaa
Lunasta tarjous
NO - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036
Cover for The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Lunasta tarjous

The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

Lunasta tarjous
21 Arviota

4.2

Kesto
7T 1M
Kielet
Englanti
Formaatti
Kategoria

Tietokirjallisuus

Do you know why…

…a mortgage is literally a death pledge? …why guns have girls’ names? …why salt is related to soldier?

You’re about to find out…

The Etymologicon (e-t?-‘mä-lä-ji-kän) is: *Witty (wi-te\): Full of clever humor *Erudite (er-?-dit): Showing knowledge *Ribald (ri-b?ld): Crude, offensive

The Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language. It explains: how you get from “gruntled” to “disgruntled”; why you are absolutely right to believe that your meager salary barely covers “money for salt”; how the biggest chain of coffee shops in the world (hint: Seattle) connects to whaling in Nantucket; and what precisely the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.

© 2014 Ascent Audio (Äänikirja): 9781469028811

Julkaisupäivä

Äänikirja: 1. huhtikuuta 2014

Avainsanat

    Saattaisit pitää myös näistä

    1. The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
      The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language Mark Forsyth
    2. The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present
      The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present Eric R. Kandel
    3. The Death of Truth
      The Death of Truth Michiko Kakutani
    4. The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
      The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase Mark Forsyth
    5. The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag
      The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag Peter Burke
    6. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
      Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic Simon Winchester
    7. Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
      Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic Simon Winchester
    8. Spatial Computing
      Spatial Computing Pamela Vold
    9. A Cancer in the Family: Take Control of Your Genetic Inheritance
      A Cancer in the Family: Take Control of Your Genetic Inheritance Siddhartha Mukherjee
    10. The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
      The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley Eric Weiner
    11. Voices of a People’s History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition
      Voices of a People’s History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition Howard Zinn
    12. A Little History of Art
      A Little History of Art Charlotte Mullins
    13. The Gift of the Gab: How Eloquence Works
      The Gift of the Gab: How Eloquence Works David Crystal
    14. Humour
      Humour Terry Eagleton
    15. Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World
      Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World Steven Johnson
    16. The Crusades 101: Holy Knights, Epic Battles, and Sacred Land
      The Crusades 101: Holy Knights, Epic Battles, and Sacred Land Christopher M. Bellitto
    17. On Color
      On Color David Scott Kastan
    18. In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind
      In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind Eric R. Kandel
    19. Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life
      Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life Edward O. Wilson
    20. Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History
      Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History Stephen Jay Gould
    21. A History of the World in 6 Glasses
      A History of the World in 6 Glasses Tom Standage
    22. Naturalist
      Naturalist Edward O. Wilson
    23. A Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit
      A Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit Alan Lightman
    24. Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World
      Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World Samuel Moyn
    25. Systems Biology: A Very Short Introduction
      Systems Biology: A Very Short Introduction Eberhard O. Voit
    26. The Secret of Life
      The Secret of Life Howard Markel
    27. The Last Butterflies: A Scientist's Quest to Save a Rare and Vanishing Creature
      The Last Butterflies: A Scientist's Quest to Save a Rare and Vanishing Creature Nick Haddad
    28. Creation Stories: Landscapes and the Human Imagination
      Creation Stories: Landscapes and the Human Imagination Anthony Aveni
    29. The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
      The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another Ainissa Ramirez
    30. The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories
      The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories Christopher Booker
    31. Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science
      Exact Thinking in Demented Times: The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science Karl Sigmund
    32. The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
      The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture Roger J. Davies
    33. Numbers: A Very Short Introduction
      Numbers: A Very Short Introduction Peter M. Higgins
    34. I Wear the Black Hat: Essays on Villains (Real and Imagined)
      I Wear the Black Hat: Essays on Villains (Real and Imagined) Chuck Klosterman
    35. The Mind-Body Problem
      The Mind-Body Problem Jonathan Westphal
    36. The Enigma of Reason
      The Enigma of Reason Hugo Mercier
    37. The Moral Sense
      The Moral Sense James Q. Wilson
    38. The Fragile Earth: Writing From the New Yorker On Climate Change
      The Fragile Earth: Writing From the New Yorker On Climate Change David Remnick
    39. Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History
      Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History Alex von Tunzelmann
    40. Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies
      Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies Edward O. Wilson
    41. Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua Franca
      Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua Franca John McWhorter
    42. Radical Sacrifice
      Radical Sacrifice Terry Eagleton
    43. Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley
      Out of the Shadow of a Giant: How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley John Gribbin
    44. Taming the Rascal Multitude: Essays, Interviews, and Lectures 1997–2014
      Taming the Rascal Multitude: Essays, Interviews, and Lectures 1997–2014 Noam Chomsky
    45. The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History
      The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen
    46. The Origins of Creativity
      The Origins of Creativity Edward O. Wilson
    47. The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life
      The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life David Quammen
    48. An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise
      An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise John R. Pierce
    49. The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are
      The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are David M. Henkin
    50. God: An Anatomy - As heard on Radio 4
      God: An Anatomy - As heard on Radio 4 Francesca Stavrakopoulou
    51. Vices of the Mind: From the Intellectual to the Political
      Vices of the Mind: From the Intellectual to the Political Quassim Cassam
    52. Understanding Beliefs
      Understanding Beliefs Nils J. Nilsson
    53. The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
      The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology Simon Winchester
    54. Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World: How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life
      Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World: How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life Brian Clegg
    55. Viruses: A Very Short Introduction
      Viruses: A Very Short Introduction Dorothy H. Crawford
    56. Volcanoes: A Very Short Introduction
      Volcanoes: A Very Short Introduction Jan Zalasiewicz
    57. Life Between the Tides: In Search of Rockpools and Other Adventures Along the Shore
      Life Between the Tides: In Search of Rockpools and Other Adventures Along the Shore Adam Nicolson
    58. Topology: A Very Short Introduction
      Topology: A Very Short Introduction Richard Earl
    59. A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
      A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters Andrew H. Knoll
    60. The Sustainable State: The Future of Government, Economy, and Society
      The Sustainable State: The Future of Government, Economy, and Society Chandran Nair
    61. Anthropology For Dummies: 2nd Edition
      Anthropology For Dummies: 2nd Edition Cameron M. Smith, PhD
    62. A Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration
      A Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration Kenn Kaufman
    63. This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
      This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress John Brockman
    64. How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor: A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between
      How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor: A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between Thomas C. Foster
    65. On Freedom
      On Freedom Cass R. Sunstein
    66. Think Least of Death: Spinoza on How to Live and How to Die
      Think Least of Death: Spinoza on How to Live and How to Die Steven Nadler
    67. Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science
      Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science John Brockman
    68. Liquid Rules: The Delightful & Dangerous Substances that Flow Through Our Lives
      Liquid Rules: The Delightful & Dangerous Substances that Flow Through Our Lives Mark Miodownik
    69. Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely
      Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely Andrew S. Curran
    70. Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition
      Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition Patricia S. Churchland
    71. The Clock Mirage: Our Myth of Measured Time
      The Clock Mirage: Our Myth of Measured Time Joseph Mazur
    72. Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition
      Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition Michael Dunn
    73. God's Problem
      God's Problem Bart D. Ehrman
    74. Horizons: The Global Origins of Modern Science
      Horizons: The Global Origins of Modern Science James Poskett
    75. Biochemistry: A Very Short Introduction
      Biochemistry: A Very Short Introduction Mark Lorch
    76. A Decent Life: Morality for the Rest of Us
      A Decent Life: Morality for the Rest of Us Todd May
    77. Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature
      Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature Alva Noë
    78. Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking
      Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking Cecilia Heyes
    79. Genetics in the Madhouse: The Unknown History of Human Heredity
      Genetics in the Madhouse: The Unknown History of Human Heredity Theodore M. Porter
    80. Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider: How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels
      Charles Darwin's Barnacle and David Bowie's Spider: How Scientific Names Celebrate Adventurers, Heroes, and Even a Few Scoundrels Stephen B. Heard, PhD
    81. Religion: In the Past, the Present Day and the Future
      Religion: In the Past, the Present Day and the Future Diarmaid MacCulloch
    82. The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China
      The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China Philip Ball
    83. Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
      Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World Simon Winchester
    84. What the Future Looks Like: Scientists Predict the Next Great Discoveries and Reveal How Today's Breakthroughs Are Already...
      What the Future Looks Like: Scientists Predict the Next Great Discoveries and Reveal How Today's Breakthroughs Are Already... Jim Al-Khalili
    85. Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction
      Superconductivity: A Very Short Introduction Stephen J. Blundell
    86. Infectious: Pathogens and How We Fight Them
      Infectious: Pathogens and How We Fight Them John S. Tregoning
    87. Homo Mysterious: Evolutionary Puzzles of Human Nature
      Homo Mysterious: Evolutionary Puzzles of Human Nature David P. Barash
    88. The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain
      The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain George Lakoff
    89. Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction
      Astrobiology: A Very Short Introduction David C. Catling
    90. Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism
      Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism David Harvey
    91. Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
      Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America Cass R. Sunstein
    92. The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind
      The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind Jan Lucassen
    93. Ancient Philosophy: The Fundamentals
      Ancient Philosophy: The Fundamentals Daniel W. Graham
    94. The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
      The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Virginia I. Postrel
    95. A History of Modern Britain
      A History of Modern Britain Andrew Marr
    96. The Decadent Society
      The Decadent Society Ross Douthat
    97. Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny
      Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny Michael Tomasello
    98. Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown
      Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown Matthew Lawrence

    Aloita näistä

    Näytä kaikki otsikot
    1. Erikoisjoukoissa – Janne Lehtosen tarina
      Erikoisjoukoissa – Janne Lehtosen tarina Kati Pukki
      4.6
    2. Niko: Kaikki mitä en ole kertonut
      Niko: Kaikki mitä en ole kertonut Mari Koppinen
      4.2
    3. Hupparizombi
      Hupparizombi Eve Hietamies
      4.3
    4. Henna Björk: Hydra
      Henna Björk: Hydra Christian Rönnbacka
      4.2
    5. JHT – Missio vai mielenrauha
      JHT – Missio vai mielenrauha Oskari Saari
      4.3
    6. Ei sinun lapsesi
      Ei sinun lapsesi Nilla Kjellsdotter
      4
    7. Mira
      Mira Óskar Guðmundsson
      3.7
    8. Matriarkka
      Matriarkka Enni Mustonen
      4
    9. Liekki
      Liekki Tuomas Milonoff
      4.2
    10. Viimeinen vääntö
      Viimeinen vääntö Seppo Jokinen
      4.4
    11. Myrskynsilmä: Empyreum 3
      Myrskynsilmä: Empyreum 3 Rebecca Yarros
      4.2
    12. Herta 3
      Herta 3 Anna Sundbeck Klav
      4.1
    13. Tom Sjöberg – Rööperin katupoika
      Tom Sjöberg – Rööperin katupoika Lamppu Laamanen
      3.9
    14. Pyykkipäivä
      Pyykkipäivä Maija Kajanto
      4
    15. Tyynysotamies
      Tyynysotamies Reijo Mäki
      3.5

    Valitse tilausmalli

    • Yli miljoona tarinaa

    • Suosituksia juuri sinulle

    • Uusia Storytel Originals + eksklusiivisia sisältöjä kuukausittain

    • Turvallinen Kids Mode

    • Ei sitoutumisaikaa

    Tarjous on voimassa 30.11.2025 asti

    Standard

    Sinulle joka kuuntelet säännöllisesti.

    16.99 € /kuukausi

    • 1 käyttäjätili

    • 50 tuntia/kuukausi

    • Ei sitoutumisaikaa

    Lunasta tarjous
    Suosituin
    Tarjous on voimassa 30.11.2025 asti

    Premium

    Sinulle joka kuuntelet ja luet usein.

    19.99 € /kuukausi

    • 1 käyttäjätili

    • 100 tuntia/kuukausi

    • Ei sitoutumisaikaa

    Lunasta tarjous

    Flex

    Sinulle joka kuuntelet vähemmän.

    9.99 € /kuukausi

    • 1 käyttäjätili

    • 20 tuntia/kuukausi

    • Säästä käyttämättömät tunnit, max 20h

    • Ei sitoutumisaikaa

    Aloita ilmainen kokeilu

    Unlimited

    Sinulle joka haluat rajattomasti tarinoita.

    29.99 € /kuukausi

    • 1 käyttäjätili

    • Kuuntele ja lue rajattomasti

    • Ei sitoutumisaikaa

    Aloita ilmainen kokeilu

    Family

    Kun haluat jakaa tarinoita perheen kanssa.

    Alkaen 26.99 €/kuukausi

    • 2-6 tiliä

    • 100 tuntia/kk jokaiselle käyttäjälle

    • Ei sitoutumisaikaa

    2 käyttäjätiliä

    26.99 € /kuukausi
    Aloita ilmainen kokeilu
    Lue lisää
    Löydä
    Hyödyllisiä linkkejä
    Kieli ja alue

    • Suomi

    • Suomi

    • app_store_button
    • google_play_button
    Seuraa meitä