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Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words

New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words

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= state of being

or quality of

pres-ence

tend-ency

state of being present.

quality of tending towards.

-ent

n. one who

= or which

adj. being

or -ing

stud-ent

equival-ent

one who studies.

being equal to, equaling.

-escence

= state of becoming

conval-escence

state of becoming well.

-escent

= becoming

conval-escent

becoming well.

-ess

= female

lion-ess

a female lion.

NOTE.—This suffix is used only in words of French-Latin origin.

-ferous

= producing

coni-ferous

producing cones.

-fic

= making, causing

sopori-fic

causing sleep.

-fice

= something done

or made

arti-fice

something done with

art.

-fy

= to make

forti-fy

to make strong.

-ic

-ical

n. one who

= adj. like,

made of,

relating to

rust-ic

 

hero-ic

metall-ic

histor-ical

one who has countrified

manners.

like a hero.

made of metal.

relating to history.

NOTE.—These suffixes are found only in Latin words of Greek origin, namely, adjectives in -ikos. In words belonging to chemistry derivatives in -ic denote the acid containing most oxygen, when more than one is formed: as nitric acid.

-ice

that which

just-ice

that which is just.

-ics

-ic

the science of

mathemat-ics

arithmet-ic

the science of quantity.

the science of number.

NOTE.—These suffixes are found only in Latin words of Greek origin.

-id

= being or -ing

acr-id; flu-id

being bitter; flowing.

-ile

= relating to;

apt for

puer-ile

docile

relating to a boy.

apt for being taught.

-ine

= relating to; like

femin-ine

alkal-ine

relating to a woman.

like an alkali.

-ion

the act of,

= state of being,

or -ing

expuls-ion

corrupt-ion

frict-ion

the act of expelling.

state of being corrupt.

rubbing.

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