Completely OT: Where can I find Hebrew etymology?

[Dotan Cohen]

Hi Stan!

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 09:52, Stan Goodman <stan.goodman at hashkedim.com> wrote:
> Dotan...
>
> Can you be more specific about the problem; can you give a concrete
> example of a problem you would have to solve, and what you would expect
> from "the book"? Is it to trace words from foreign-language origins
> (like Nanas from Greek, for example)? Or something else?
>

There are some Hebrew words that I'd like to know where they come
from. Such as Petria - is this related to the Petri dish and the
biologist for whom it was named? Is this just a coincidence that the
words sound so similar? There are tens of other examples of curious
words.


> I'm sure you have googled and found the lots of hits from <hebrew
> etymology> to be inadequate for your purpose.

I have googled "Hebrew etymology" but of all the hits I find the
etymology of words that have Hebrew as their root language. No
dictionaries for Hebrew words' etymologies.


> If that's the case, my own
> reaction would be to write to the Hebrew Language Academy and ask for a
> list of books. Or perhaps to walk into the University in Be'er-Sheva and
> find which professor can point you to the right place. Or maybe to go
> into their library and talk to the librarian.
>

I should in fact probably head into the university. Thanks.

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Dotan Cohen

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