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Taxonomic Etymologies EEOB 111 Originally compiled by Michael Guill, modified by Beth Wee. Based on Donald Borror’s Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
music (n.) mid-13c., musike, from Old French musique (12c.) and directly from Latin musica “the art of music,” also including poetry (also source of Spanish musica
Meanings and Origins of Names. 3] HYPATOS (Ὑπατος): From the Greek title for a consul, meaning “most high, supreme.”
Etymology is the scientific study of the origin of words. This etymological study improves your vocabulary. The strong vocabulary gives you • a more challenging and
et·y·mol·o·gy (ĕt′ə-mŏl′ə-jē) n. pl. et·y·mol·o·gies 1. The origin and historical development of a linguistic form as shown by determining its basic
orchid (n.) 1845, introduced by John Lindley in “college Botanty,” from Modern Latin Orchideæ (Linnaeus), the plant’s family name, from Latin orchis, a kind of orchid
Meanings and Origins of Female Latin Names, Roman Names.
What follows is list of some curious word origins. Some of these are English, but some are French and German words from which we get some English words.
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