From Doberman to bully. From proper names to common nouns
Instant download
after payment (24/7)
Wide range of formats
(for all gadgets)
Full book
(including for Apple and Android)
Boycott, X-ray, Winchester, Diesel... Usually it never occurs to anyone that these words were once just surnames - Boycott, X-ray, Winchester, Diesel. The famous Colt was designed by Colt, Browning was created by Browning, Guillotin invented the guillotine, Jacuzzi invented the Jacuzzi. The derrick crane is named after the London hangman, lynching is named after the American Colonel Lynch, and the Hooligans were a rowdy Irish family. This book is about the origin of names and the people whose names became names. The information provided is much more complete than that available in encyclopedias.
The text of the book was translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence program. For the most part, the translation of the text is of very high quality, but in some cases, due to the imperfection of the technology, there may be incorrect phrase translations in the text, as well as single words and expressions may not be translated.
FL/538032/UA
Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Марк Блау Григорьевич
- Language
- Ukrainian
- Release date
- 2010
5 books by the same author:
Products from this category:
Boycott, X-ray, Winchester, Diesel... Usually it never occurs to anyone that these words were once just surnames - Boycott, X-ray, Winchester, Diesel. The fa...