Cross-cultural

Posted by M.Mazzucco on May 21, 2001

In Reply to: Cross-cultural posted by ESC on May 20, 2001

: : I understand there are a few different "derivation" dictionaries, from which either the earliest quotation of a word/phrase, or its etymological "history," can be somehow rebuilt.
: : Is anyone aware, also, of the existence of some "cross-cultural" reference material, of similar kind?
: : E.g., "this expression is originally found in colonialist-Spanish language, then was probably adopted..."
: : Thanks

: I'm not sure what you mean. Several of my phrase reference books will reference the fact that a particular English saying had its beginnings in another culture.

That's exactly what I meant. Could you please then indicate for me one or two titles of the reference books you mention?
Thanks.