Origin of Kibosh

Routledge Studies in Etymology

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Foreign Languages, Language Arts
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Author: Matthew Little, Stephen Goranson, Gerald Cohen ISBN: 9781351809900
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 10, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Matthew Little, Stephen Goranson, Gerald Cohen
ISBN: 9781351809900
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 10, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This is an etymological study of the origins of the word kibosh, which has long been one of the great mysteries of the English language. Unconvincing derivations have been suggested from Yiddish to Gaelic and Italian, and thus far consensus among lexicographers has leaned toward referencing the word as ‘origin unknown’.

 

In this study, the authors present convincing and important new evidence in favour of the derivation of kibosh from the word for a fearsome Middle Eastern whip, known as the kurbash.

 

This monograph is one of the most significant etymological works directed at a single phrase. It is the gold standard on deep-drill, focused and exhaustive single-word lexicography and will be of interest to lexicographers and linguists in the relevant fields.

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This is an etymological study of the origins of the word kibosh, which has long been one of the great mysteries of the English language. Unconvincing derivations have been suggested from Yiddish to Gaelic and Italian, and thus far consensus among lexicographers has leaned toward referencing the word as ‘origin unknown’.

 

In this study, the authors present convincing and important new evidence in favour of the derivation of kibosh from the word for a fearsome Middle Eastern whip, known as the kurbash.

 

This monograph is one of the most significant etymological works directed at a single phrase. It is the gold standard on deep-drill, focused and exhaustive single-word lexicography and will be of interest to lexicographers and linguists in the relevant fields.

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