The First Book of Etymology: Designed to Promote Precision in the Use, and Facilitate the Acquisition of a Knowledge of the English Language. For Beginners. On the Basis of "The First Book of EtymologyE. C. & J. Biddle, 1855 - 261 pàgines |
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adjectives ancient angulus annus BACK belonging body cado capio CARRY cedo circle Circum claudo corruption cresco curro Deca denotes derived dico disease draw duco English words Epicurus Equus etymology facio fero flow fluo fundo gero GETHER give gradior grapho Greek hence imperative mood jacio join jungo Latin lego Ligo Literally logos loquor Manus mark ment mergo metrum migro mind mitto moveo ness Nosco Note nouns nuncio one's original Ovum pareo paro participle pello person pertaining pleo plico Poly pono prehendo premo pupil quality or attribute rank Rego reverse the act Romans root round rule scopeo scribo sedeo sequor Signifies solor sound speak specio suffix Super syllable taining teneo THER thing tion TOGE tortum TRACT-um traho Trans Tres turn venio verbs verto voco Volo vowel writing
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Pàgina 11 - Rule II. The final consonant of a monosyllable, if preceded by a single vowel, is doubled before a suffix beginning with a vowel ; as, hat, hatter.
Pàgina 21 - Cogo, (from con and ago,) besides to " drive or bring together/* often signifies to " force or compel," whence our word cogent, " compelling, forcible." In like manner, compello (from con and pello) appears in many cases to lose the peculiar force of the prefix, and to signify simply to "drive or force/' which corresponds to our "compel." Conduco frequently signifies little more than duco, to
Pàgina 12 - The final y of a radical word, when preceded by t, is generally omitted before a suffix beginning with a or o; as...
Pàgina 193 - The number by which we divide is called the divisor. The number which shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend is called the quotient.
Pàgina 12 - The final consonant, when not preceded by a single vowel, or when the word is not accented on the last syllable, remains single upon the addition of a suffix; as, spoiling, suffered, toiling, visiting. RULE V.
Pàgina 209 - PERSPIRE' — to BREATHE THROUGH. To emit the fluids of the body through the pores of the skin. RESPIRE'— to BREATHE AGAIN and AGAIN; to continue to breathe. Spui'iTuaZ — of or pertaining to the SPIRIT ; not material or earthly. SPRITE — (c. of SPIRIT), a SPIRIT ; an apparition. TRANSPIRE
Pàgina 19 - It will be perceived that ad and several other prefixes change the final consonant so that it may correspond to the initial letter of the root to which it is joined. Thus, it becomes ac before a root beginning with oy «/, befoie one beginning with /, and so on.
Pàgina 9 - ... origin and meaning of English words. English words are either Primitive or Derivative. A Primitive word is not derived from any simpler word in the language ; as, sweet, tract.
Pàgina 193 - Radius, a line drawn from the centre of a circle to its circumference.
Pàgina 21 - together," or "all together," is not without its appropriate force. It would be perfectly easy and natural afterwards, to employ a word, which in strictness could only be used in reference to numbers, in describing actions which refer to an individual object. See note on page 28. concatenate^ «?.- conduce 7 , v.