Section 1:
pages 107, 108, 117, 118
Sections 3 and 4:
pages 93 and 94
In section 1 we looked up the prefixes, root, and suffixes that our words are composed of. Here is what we found. We looked at how the suffix can change the part of speech of the word.
Lesson 10
E limin ate: eliminare, from e- (variant of ex-)‘out’ + limen, limin- ‘threshold.’
Ap parel: ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘make ready or fit’; as a noun ‘furnishings, equipment’): from Old French apareillier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + par ‘equal.’
Stifle: ORIGIN late Middle English: perhaps from a
frequentative of Old French estouffer ‘smother, stifle.’
Dura tion: ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from
medieval Latin duratio(n-), from durare ‘to last,’ from durus ‘hard.’
Re ject ed: ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin reject- ‘thrown back,’ from the verb reicere, from re- ‘back’ + jacere ‘to throw.’
Feeble: ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French fieble, earlier fleible, from Latin flebilis ‘lamentable,’ from flere ‘weep.’
Intrinsic ally: ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the
general sense ‘interior, inner’): from French intrinsèque, from late
Latin intrinsecus, from the
earlier adverb intrinsecus
‘inwardly, inward.’
Positive: from posit- ‘placed,’ from the
verb ponere. The original
sense referred to laws as
being formally ‘laid down,’ which gave
rise to the sense ‘explicitly
laid down and admitting no question,’ hence ‘very sure, convinced.’
Se cure: (in the sense ‘feeling
no apprehension’): from Latin securus, from se- ‘without’ + cura ‘care.’ Insecure= not without care
Lesson 11
Ex clu sion
ary: Latin excludere, from ex- ‘out’ + claudere ‘to shut.’
Pre clude: from Latin praecludere, from prae ‘before’ + claudere ‘to shut.’
Pro gress: ORIGIN late Middle English (as
a noun): from Latin progressus ‘an advance,’ from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk.’ regress, digress,
In clude: from Latin includere, from in- ‘into’ + claudere ‘to shut.’
Con clude: from Latin concludere, from
con-
‘completely’ + claudere ‘to shut.’
Stereotype: from French stéréotype (adjective).
Ex ploit: ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French esploit (noun), based on Latin explicare ‘unfold’ (see explicate). Latin explicat- ‘unfolded,’ from the verb explicare, from ex- ‘out’ + plicare ‘to fold.’ ??????
Crisis: Greek krisis ‘decision,
In sight ful: related to Swedish insikt,Danish indsigt,Dutch inzicht, and German Einsicht .
At tainable: from Latin attingere, from
ad- ‘at, to’ + tangere ‘to touch.’
