Etymology Notes 1

Mr. Maloney

Basic Terminology

• Prefix: placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

• Suffix: placed at the end of the word to change its meaning.

• Root: base of a word

Dictionary

1. Word2. Pronunciation3. Part of speech4. Definition: most common to least common5. Example6. Origin

Dictionary

• Origin: what language the word comes from.

• In the dictionary, it usually appears at the end of the definition in brackets:

[Latin meaning_________]

Origin Examples• Lat or Lt: Latin• Gk: Greek• Ger or Gr: German• Fr: French• OE: Old English• ME: Middle English• Chn or Chin: Chinese• Hindu• Arb or Arabic

*If there is no origin: the word was created without any influence from a previous language or other roots.

Today’s Assignment

• Using either the Oxford English Dictionary or your phone:

• Look up the following words

Look up these words

• Necropolis• Entomology• Megaphone• Misogamy• Antitoxin• Periscope

• Democracy• Hieroglyphics• Polygraph• Anthropoid• Neophyte• Psychopath