Mackowiak, Klaus: Kann Spuren von Latein enthalten. Kleines Lexikon deutscher Wörter lateinischer Herkunft. Von abkanzeln bis Zwiebel. München: C. H. Beck, 2023. – ISBN 978-3-406-80857-9 (eBook). 174 Seiten, € 10,99.

Key Points

• The article evaluates a lexicon that catalogs German words with Latin roots, focusing on language development.
• Assessment of the lexicon's content and structure
• Analysis of Latin influences on German vocabulary
• Review of historical language documentation
• Highlights the extensive Latin influence on German
• Presents examples from the lexicon
• Shows linguistic evolution through borrowings from Latin