LANGUAGE ORIGINS / ETYMOLOGY Flashcards
ALLEGORY
greek to latin to old french to late middle english
ALLITERATION
latin to medieval latin to early 17th century
ALLUSION
late latin to mid 16th century
AMBIGUITY
latin to middle english
ANALOGY
greek to latin to late middle english
ANTITHESIS
greek to late latin to late middle english
COLLOQUIALISM
latin
CONNOTATION
medieval latin to mid 16th century
DENOTATION
late latin
DICTION
latin to mid 16th century
EXTENDED METAPHOR
greek to altin to french to late 15th century
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
late latin to middle english
FIGURE OF SPEECH
latin to old french to middle english
GENRE
french/english; early 19th century
IMAGERY
old french to midde english
INFERENCE / INFER
medieval latin to late 16th century
IRONY / IRONICAL
verbal, situational, dramatic
greek to latin to early 16th century
PERSONIFICATION
french to early 188th century
POINT OF VIEW
latin to french
PROSE
latin to old french to middle english
REPETITION
latin to old french to late middle english
RHETORIC
greek to latin to old french to middle english
SATIRE
latin to french to early 16th century
SEMANTICS
greek to french
SYMBOLISM
greek to latin to late middle english
THEME
greek to latin to old french to middle english
THESIS
greek to late latin to late middle english
TONE
greek to latin to old french to middle english
TRANSITION
latin to french to mid 16th century
VOICE
latin to old french to middle english
