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Etymology Flashcards

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Etymology

A

the study of a word and its history
parts, roots, forms, language of origin, et cetera
from- Greek: true sense of a word

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literal

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without exaggeration, according to the letter or plain meaning
From- Latin- Littera- letter

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Connotation

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the emotional suggestion of a word, positive or negative “charge”

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Notare

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Latin- To mark down

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Denotation

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The actual meaning of a word, the dictionary definition. Literal meaning

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suffix- ist

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Noun- believer

🔘Buddhist, racist

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suffix- ism

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Noun- a system of belief

🔘Buddhism, racism

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suffix- able, ible

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Adjectives- able to be

🔘reproducible, bendable

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suffix- ate, ite, en, ify, ize

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verbs- to make

🔘weaken, ignite, liberate, liquefy, modernize

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suffix- ant, eer, er

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Nouns- one who does/ is involved with

🔘militant, auctioneer, baller

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suffix- action, ition, ion

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Nouns- result of

🔘infection, reaction, starvation

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suffix- ance, acy, hood, ity, ment

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nouns- state or process of

🔘defiance, infancy, childhood, rarity, entertainment

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suffix- ive, ous

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adjectives- full of

🔘active, contagious

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suffix

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Piece added to the end of a word to change the meaning, form (part of speech, et cetera

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prefix- anti, counter

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against

🔘antagonist, counterclockwise

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prefix- Pro

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for, supporting

🔘protect, protagonist

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prefix- retro

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back

🔘retrospect ( look back )

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prefix- super

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above, top

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prefix- sub

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under

🔘substitute

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prefix- re

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again
🔘respell
🔘repeat

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prefix- mis

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wrong

🔘misspelled

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prefix- non, un, in

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not, opposite

🔘nonresponsive, indestructible, unhealthy

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prefix- il, ir

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not

🔘illegal, irresponsible

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prefix- trans

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across or through

🔘transparent

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prefix- intra

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within

🔘Intranet

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prefix- inter

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between

🔘Internet

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prefix- post

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after
🔘post meridian
Postquam

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prefix- De/dis

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Opposite, remove or reduce

🔘devalue, discount, defeather

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prefix- co

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together

🔘combine

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prefix- fore, pre

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Before

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root- bio

A

Life
Greek
🔘biology

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root- geo

A

earth
Greek
🔘geography

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root- Omni

A

all
Latin
🔘omnivore

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root- bene

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good
Latin
🔘benefit

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root- nov, neo

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new
Latin and Greek
🔘innovation, novel

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root- Mal

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Bad
Latin
🔘malevolent, Maleficent

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root- equ

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Even or level, horse
Latin
🔘equal, equestrian

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root- graph

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to write
Greek
🔘autograph

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root- logy

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study of
Greek
🔘biology

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root- Socio

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social or society
Latin
🔘Sociopath

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root- neuro

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nerve or brain
Greek
🔘Neurologist

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root- phobia

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intense fear
Greek
🔘arachnophobia

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root- cred

A

believe or trust
Latin
🔘credibility

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root- pole, poli

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city

Greek

45
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root- tract

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to pull or drag
Latin
🔘attract

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root- pend, pens

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to hang
Latin
🔘pendulum

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root- scrib, scrip

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To write
Latin
🔘inscribe

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root- spec, spic

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to see
Latin
🔘spectacle

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root- aud

A

hear
Latin
🔘audio

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root- auto

A

self
Greek
🔘automatic

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root- gen

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race or kind
Greek
🔘genius

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Root- nasc, nat

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born
Latin
🔘Renaissance

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figurative

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with exaggeration
From: Latin- Figura- shape or form
Related to figures of speech (metaphors)

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