<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Modern English <italic>ban</italic> and related lexemes will be shown to have their origin in common with <italic>abandon</italic>, the latter of disputed etymology. This applies to a still greater extent to <italic>random</italic>, for the origin of which a plausible solution will be presented. A last paragraph is devoted to the etymology of Modern English PLAN.</p></abstract>

Modern English ban and related lexemes will be shown to have their origin in common with abandon, the latter of disputed etymology. This applies to a still greater extent to random, for the origin of which a plausible solution will be presented. A last paragraph is devoted to the etymology of Modern English PLAN.

The Origin of <italic>Abandon</italic> and <italic>Random</italic>

Studia Anglica Posnaniensia

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Modern English ban and related lexemes will be shown to have their origin in common with abandon, the latter of disputed etymology. This applies to a still...

The Origin of Abandon and Random

Publié en ligne: 21 janv. 2011

Pages: 7 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10121-009-0025-2

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