human being of the sex which brings forth young," from Old Frenchfemelle"woman, female" (12c.), from Medieval Latinfemella"a female," from Latinfemella"young female, girl," diminutive offemina"woman, a female" ("woman, female," literally "she who suckles," from PIE root*dhe(i)-"to...
ought not to be done," especially "official misconduct, violation of a public trust or obligation," 1690s, from Frenchmalfaisance"wrongdoing," frommalfaisant, frommal-"badly" (seemal-) +faisant, present participle offaire"to do," from Latinfacere"to do" (from PIE root*dhe-"to set, ...
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root words to understand the concept. english root word list root word –mal – a latin word, meaning –bad or evil. english words having ‘mal’ root word – malignment – defame something badly malice – evil intention maltreat. – treat someone/something badly malfunction – working ...
hybrid, loanblend, loan-blend - a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) loanword, loan - a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English meronym, part name ...
GREEK & LATIN ROOTS IN MODERN ENGLISH (See list of English suffixes at bottom) (Additions & corrections to Edgar@EdgarLOwen.com) A a(n)- (L) without (acephala) a-, ab-, abs-(L.) away from, aversion (abductor, abstract). Also (ef-) abduc- lead from acanth- prickle acer- ...
In contrast, a root is the basis of a new word, but it does not typically form a stand-alone word on its own. For example, the word reject is made up of the prefix re- and the Latin root ject, which is not a stand-alone word. Latin RootDefinitionExample ambi both 两者都 ambiguou...
From the Latin word aegrōtāre meaning “to be sick,” an anglicized version of the word, egroting, was coined with the meaning “a feigned sickness”; such a sickness was presumably feigned so as to avoid doing something that required energy or motivation. Like work. Draffsack The mass...
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"Mal-" is also a Latin root word meaning "bad," and is used in several English words such as "malfunction," "malignant," and "maladjusted." It could also be a play on the legal term "malpractice" in medical language. Marshed MallowedA term coined by Mr. Burns, meaning "containing...