Etymology Lessons - May 4th, 2001 - 5

PREFIXES
  1. se- [Latin]

a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant "apart": seduce; select.

[< L s"(d) (prep.), s"- (prefix) without, apart]
ROOTS

  1. páth [Greek] -path-

a greek word meaning "feeling" as in:
 
a.pathy: (a- -less)
[1595–1605; (< F) < L apath#a < Gk apátheia insensibility to suffering, equiv. to apathe- (s. of apath£s) unfeeling (a- A-6 + pathe-, var. s. of páthos PATHOS) + -ia -IA]
tele.pathy: (tele- over a distance)
[1880–85; TELE-1 + -PATHY]
SUFFIXES
  1. -onym [Greek]

a combining form of Greek origin, meaning "word," "name": pseudonym.

[ult. < Gk -$nymos having the kind of name specified, comb. form repr. ónyma, dial. var. of ÓNOMA NAME]

WORD EXAMPLES

  1. peneplain: (pene- almost)

    [1885–90; PENE- + PLAIN1]

  2. evolve: (e- var. of ex-)

    [1635–45; < L "volvere to unroll, open, unfold, equiv. to "- E- + volvere to roll, turn]

  3. evolution:

    [1615–25; < L "vol%ti$n- (s. of "vol%ti$) an unrolling, opening, equiv. to "vol%t(us) (see EVOLUTE) + -i$n- -ION]
  4. journal:

    [1325–75; ME < OF journal daily (adj. and n.) < LL diurn!lis DIURNAL]

  5. anarchy: (an- -less + -arch- law/ruler + -y ness)

    [1530–40; (< MF anarchie or ML anarchia) < Gk, anarch#a lawlessness, lit., lack of a leader, equiv. to ánarch(os) leaderless (an- AN-1 + arch(ós) leader + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -Y3]

  6. terror: (from terrere which is seen also in terrify)
    [1325–75; < L, equiv. to terr("re) to frighten + -or -OR1; r. ME terrour < AF < L, as above]
  7. theater:
[1325–75; ME theatre < L the!trum < Gk thé!tron seeing place, theater, equiv. to the!-, s. of theâsthai to view + -tron suffix denoting means or place]

QUOTES & OTHERS

  • Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it that makes a difference. - Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari
  • The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible -- and achieve it, generation after generation. - Pearl S. Buck, author
  • All what you believe belongs but to you. - Nomad Soul
      1. If you believe in something, you already have it.
      2. Belief is subjective and god, not true.
From "ZEITGEIST - In Absentia"
  • festina lente | morituri te salutamus | Miranda (name)
    • Latin for "make haste slowly"
    • Latin for "we who are about to die salute you"
    • Latin for "to be admired"
  • OCEANUS word of the week

      1. Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.

      2. a great stream of water encircling the earth and believed to be the source of all rivers, lakes, etc.

[1250–1300; ME ocean(e) (< OF) < L $ceanus, special use of aceanus OCEANUS < Gk $keanós, akeanós]

WHAT'S NEXT?

  1. Interesting Word Etymologies - Continued
  2. Old English - Continued
  3. Discussion - Contributions to English
  4. Discussion - Purification?
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