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1993 • 0-941051-29-3 • paper • 402 pages • 7 x 9 • $26.95 Studies in Etymology is a standard introduction to the Classical etymology of the English language with equal coverage of Latin and Greek roots. The book is ideal for college-level classics or humanities courses of all designs. The book includes extensive exercises for each chapter, additional words for study, and indexes of prefixes, suffixes, and word stems. | About the Author | Table of Contents | Preface | | |||
Description Classical etymology of the English language with equal coverage of Latin and Greek roots. Exercises for each chapter. This work is a best-selling introduction to the Classical etymology of the English language with equal coverage of Latin and Greek roots. Ideal for college-level classics or humanities courses of all designs.
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Charles W. Dunmore was a member of the faculty of the department of classics of New York University for many years, serving as chairman of that department at the time of his retirement. He was a consulting editor on Latin and Greek etymology in the preparation of The World Book Encyclopedia, and is the author of Selections from Ovid (Focus Publishing), and co-author, with Rita M. Fleischer, of Dunmore and Fleischer's Medical Terminology, edition III (F.A. Davis Company).
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Preface Lesson 1 Prefatory Remarks. Latin Words in English. French Words in English. The Renaissance. The Latin Language. Latin Nouns and Adjectives in English. Suffixes and Stems. Other Nouns and Adjectives. More Adjectival Suffixes. Noun-Forming Suffixes. Vocabulary. Notes. Using the Dictionary. Exercises. Lesson 2 Latin Verbs in English Words. Prefixes. Latin Verbs in ‑ere. The Present Participle. Prefixes. The Native English Prefix un‑. The Native English Suffixes ‑ed, ‑ing, and ‑ly. Latin Suffixes ‑uus, ‑ium, and ‑ax, ‑acis. The Suffix ‑ment and the Connecting Vowel. The Suffixes ‑able and ‑ible. English Verbs in ‑ize. Suffixes. Notes. Exercises. Lesson 3 Verbs with Infinitives in ‑i. Denominative Verbs. Verbs with Infinitives in ‑are. Frequentative Verbs. French Words in English. Doublets. Nouns With Stems in ‑u‑. Vocabulary. Prefixes. The Changes from Latin to French. Suffixes. Notes. Exercises. Lesson 4 Verbs With Infinitives in ‑ire and ‑iri. I-Stem Infinitives in ‑ere and ‑i. Diminutive Nouns. Nouns in ‑ies. Latin Plurals. Vocabulary. Prefix. Suffix. Notes. Exercises. Lesson 5 Inceptive Verbs. English Words in ‑id and ‑or. English Verbs in ‑ish. English Nouns in ‑age. Vocabulary. Prefixes. Suffixes. Notes. Avoidance of Hiatus. Exercises. Lesson 6 Gerundives. Latin Nouns in ‑ium from Verbal Stems. How Prefixes Change the Meaning of Verbs. New Verbs in ‑igare, ‑igatus. Vocabulary. Prefixes. Suffixes. Notes. Exercises. Lesson 7 Vocabulary. Notes. Exercises. Lesson 8 The Greek Alphabet. Greek Words in English. Greek Diphthongs in English. Greek Nouns. Greek Adjectives. The Combining Vowel. Words With More Than One Stem. Vocabulary. Combining Forms. Suffixes. Notes. Exercises. Lesson 9 More Greek Nouns. More Greek Adjectives. Greek Verbs. Vocabulary. Prefixes. Suffixes. Notes. Exercises. Lesson 10 Vocabulary. Prefixes. Suffixes. Combining Form. Notes. Exercises. Lesson 11 Vocabulary. Prefixes. Suffixes. Notes. Exercises. Lesson 12 Greek Numerals. Vocabulary. Suffixes. Notes. Exercises. Lesson 13 Vocabulary. Suffixes. Notes. Exercises. Lesson 14 Greek Words in Medical Terminology. Vocabulary. Prefixes. Suffixes. Combining Forms. Notes. Exercises. Words in the Exercises Appendix Additional Words for Study Latin Numerals Notes Latin Phrases in English Latin Abbreviations Special Index of Stems Complete List of Exercise Words Index of Prefixes Index of Suffixes Index of Stems
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The purpose of this book is to serve as an introduction to the study of the etymology of the English language - that part of the language, that is, that has been derived from Latin and ancient Greek. This introduction is by no means complete, as the achievement of an all-encompassing text on English etymology is far beyond the scope of any book of this size. Still, the principles of word formation are formulated, and, following the Introduction, which places the English language in its proper historical and linguistic context, the fascinating study of etymology commences. Students using this book should own a good college-level dictionary of English, one that gives the etymology of entry words.
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Studies in Etymology 
