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The word ''book'' comes from [[Old English]] "bōc" which itself comes from the [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] root "*bōk-", [[cognate]] to [[beech]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/book |title=book — Definitions from Dictionary.com |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |date= |accessdate=2010-11-06}}</ref><!-- see American Heritage Dictionary and Online Etymology Dictionary --> |
The word ''book'' comes from [[Old English]] "bōc" which itself comes from the [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] root "*bōk-", [[cognate]] to [[beech]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/book |title=book — Definitions from Dictionary.com |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |date= |accessdate=2010-11-06}}</ref><!-- see American Heritage Dictionary and Online Etymology Dictionary --> |
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Similarly, in [[Slavic languages]] (e.g. [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] and [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]) "буква" (bukva—"letter") is cognate to "beech". It is thus conjectured that the earliest [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] writings may have been carved on [[beech]] wood.<ref>[http://www.northvegr.org/holy/b.php Northvegr - Holy Language Lexicon]{{dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref> Similarly, the Latin word ''codex'', meaning a book in the modern sense (bound and with separate leaves), originally meant "block of wood." |
Similarly, in [[Slavic languages]] (e.g. [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] and [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]) "буква" (bukva—"letter") is cognate to "beech". It is thus conjectured that the earliest [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] writings may have been carved on [[beech]] wood.<ref>[http://www.northvegr.org/holy/b.php Northvegr - Holy Language Lexicon]{{dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref> Similarly, the Latin word ''codex'', meaning a book in the modern sense (bound and with separate leaves), originally meant "block of wood." |
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== History of books == |
== History of books == |