Examples of words with the root re-: remodel Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree re- pref. 1. Again; anew: rebuild. 2. Backward; back: react. 3. Used as an intensive: refine. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin; see...
Sometimes, root words and base words overlap. For example, the word “act” is a root word of Latin origin, but also a standalone word in English. By adding a prefix or suffix, we get new words like “reaction,”“exact,” and “actor.” In this case, “act” is both a root wo...
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toward," from Old French encliner "to lean, bend, bow down," from Latin inclinare "to cause to lean; bend, incline, turn, divert," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (from PIE root *en "in") + clinare "to bend" (from PIE *klein-, suffixed form of root *klei- "to lean")...
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divert," fromin-"into, in, on, upon" (from PIE root*en"in") +clinare"to bend" (from PIE*klein-, suffixed form of root*klei-"to lean"). Metaphoric sense of "have a mental disposition toward" is early 15c. in English (but existed in classical Latin). Related:Inclined;inclining....
The word sergeant has the same Latin root as servant. The original military use of sergeant was the term sergeant at arms—the position was an “armed servant” of a medieval lord. (Today a sergeant at arms is the title of a person who preserves order, makes ceremonial announcements, and...
1.oftenKabbalahA body of mystical teachings of rabbinical origin, often based on an esoteric interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures. 2.A secret doctrine resembling these teachings. [Medieval Latincabala, from Hebrewqabbālâ,received doctrine, tradition, fromqibbēl,to receive; seeqblinSemitic root...