duck-ling. ful (1)-ness. hill-ock. (sh (o)all-ow, pil(e)l-ow. (hat(e)-red, kind (jewel-(1)ery, devil I ry. (wor(th)-ship, friend-ship. gymna-st, sophi-st S denti-st, arti-st. game (dormi-tory, lavatory. (smith-y, lob-(b)y, stith-y. -en, -er, sometimes convert an (broad-en, light-en, adjective into a verb; -er sometimes converts a verb into a frequentative verb; el, le-, sometimes convert a verb into a frequentative verb; fy (Fr.) has the meaning of make; for ascertaining the meaning of a word. This will be mo apparent after considering the various forms in which a sing Latin root can manifest itself. af-fect, af-fection, af-fecting, af-fected, af-fect ation, etc. more Ingle fect different as con-fec-tioner and in-fec-tion, unless we possessed some knowledge of Latin. Where, however, the two processes of induction and analysis are used together, each has its value. It will be a good exercise to trace the known meanings of the words in the appended list back to the meaning of the root. An English Etymological Dictionary may be used. 23. Latin Roots. AG-, ACT-1, set in motion. Ag-ile, amb-ig-uity, nav-ig-ation, ex-ig-ency. CAP-, CIP-, -CEPT, take. Anti-cip-ate, capt-ive, con-cept-ion, ex-cept. CAPIT-, head. Capit-al, capit-ulate, chapt-er, chap-el, corp-oral.2 CURR-, CURS-, run. Curr-ency, curs-ory, suc-cor. DIC-, say. In-dite, ver-dict, in-dic-ative, in-dex, dic-tator. 1 Verbs in Latin usually form the passive participle by adding t to the root. Thus audi-, hear, "audi-ence," appears in the form "audit." Where, however, the root ended in d, l, n, v, g, modifications were made for euphony. This explains why two apparently different roots are often found side by side: e.g. ced-e, ces-sion; im-pel, impuls-e; tend, tens-ion; solv-e, solu-tion; ag-ent, act-ion. 2 Some, however, consider that the French caporal is itself a corruption of corporal. |