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neologism
new word
compound
combines two literal words (face|book)
Acronyms
Said like they are spelled: AIDS
Abbreviations
Initialisms (UCT) and clippings (bro)
Conversions
_to_ Google
Eponyms
referring to a person
Toponyms
referring to a place
affixation
turning Latin to English
borrowing
straight up stealing words (kayak)
Degeneration
Also pejoration (used to mean something better) [villain]
Elevation
Also amelioration (used to mean something worse) [chancellor]
Specialization
Word takes specific meaning: undertaker
Generalization
Word takes general meaning: vaccine
Focus -us
foci -i
formula -a
formulae -ae
curriculum -um
curricula -a
appendix -ix
appendices -ices
codex -ex
codices -ices
series -es
series -es
criterion -ion
criteria -ia
axis -is
axes -es
Gerundives
signify something that must be done. Addendum --andus-a-um; -endus
ab- a- abs-
away, from
ad-
to, toward
ambi-
both, around
ante-
before
circum-
around
com-
with, together, very
contra-
against
de-
down, down from
dis-
apart, in different directions
ex-
out of, from, throroughly
extra-
outside
in (directional)
in, into, on
in (negative)
not, without
infra-
beneath
inter-
between, among
intra-
within, inside
intro-
inward, into
ob-
in the way of, toward, very
per-
* through, thoroughly, badly
post-
after
prae- (pre-)
before, in front of
pro-
forward, in front of, for, on behalf of
re-
back, again
retro-
backwards
se-
apart, without
sine-
without
sub-
under, beneath, up from
super-
above, over
trans- tra-
across, through
ad infinitum
to infinity
in absentia
in absence
persona non grata
unwelcome person
sine qua non
(without which not) essential component
inter alia
among other things
ex officio
by virtue of one's position
in camera
in private, in a chamber
sub iudice
under judgement
ex post facto
after the deed (action)
per se
in itself
ad hoc
without prior consideration (for this particular purpose)
de iure
Concerning the law (by right)
sine die
without day
status quo
the state in which
in toto
in total
per annum
by the year
ibid.
ibidem (in the same place)
c. or ca.
circa
et al.
et alia ()
etc.
et cetera ()
cf.
confere (find comparison)
i.e.
id est, literally for example
e.g.
Exempla gratia (for example)
q.v.
quod vidae (referenced elsewhere)
infra dig.
infra dignitatum, beneath one's dignity
loc. cit.
loco citato (in the place cited previously)
op. cit.
opere citato (in the work cited)
viz.
videlicet (that is to say)
n.b.
nota bene (note well)
am- amic- imic-
friend
bell-
war
ced- ceed- cess- ceas-
go, yield
civ-
citizen
duc- duct-
lead, bring
fin-
end, boundary
grav-
heavy, serious
host-
enemy
loc-
place
milit-
soldier
nihil-
nothing
pac- peas-
peace
pecun-
cattle, privately owned
reg- rect-
rule, straighten
reg-
king
sed- sid- sess-
sit
sequ-secut-
follow
serv-
slave, servant
solv- solut-
loosen, free
sta- sist- stat-
stand, cause to stand
tempor-
time
vinc- vict-
conquer
equ- iqu-
fair, just, even
arbitr- arbitrat-
judge, think
cad- cid- cas-
fall
cid- cis-
cut, kill
cand- candid-
be white, shine
cap- -cip- capt- -cept-
take, seize
corpor-
body
crimin-
crime
custod-
guard
dic- dict-
speak, say
fac- fic- fact- fect-
make, do
gener-
kind, race, type
gen-
produce, give birth (genius)
grad- gress-
step, walk
homi- homin-
man, person
judic-
judge
jur-
law, right
juven-
young man, youth
leg-
law
loqu- locut-
speak, talk
ment-
mind
sen-
old man
ten- tin- tain- tent-
hold
test-
witness (testicle)
urb-
city
verb-
word
court
cohort (contraction)
judge
ius dicere (contraction)
ap-
bee
aquil-
eagle
asin-
donkey, ass
av-
bird
bov-
ox, cow
can-
dog
capr-
he-goat
equ-
horse
fel-
cat
leon-
lion
lup-
wolf
ov-
sheep
pisc-
fish
porc-
pig
simi-
monkey
taur-
bull
vacc-
cow
vulp-
fox
adolesc-
to grow up
avumcul-
uncle
fili-
son/daughter
fratr-
brother
matr-
mother
nepot-
nephew
patr-
father
puer-
boy
soror-
sister
L
fifty
C
one hundred
D
five hundred
M
one thousand
ag- -ig act-
do, act
aud- audit-
hear, listen
capit-
head
carn-
meat
clud- clus-
close
cognosc- cognit-
understand, know
curr- curs-
run
doc- doct-
teach
fa- fat-
speak
fid-
loyalty, trust
frang- fract-
break
greg-
flock
her- hes-
stick, cling
ient- it-
go
leg- lig- lect-
read, choose
mor- mortu-
die
mort-
death
nasc- nat-
to be born (natatorium, weird)
noc-
injure, harm
nox-
injury
omn-
all
pat- pass-
suffer, feel, allow
ped-
foot
sal- sil- sult-
jump
sc-
know
terr-
earth, land
trah- tract-
drag
val-
be strong, be well
vert- vers-
turn
vid- vis-
see
voc- vocat-
call
voc-
voice
back formation
conforming or whatever
occlusion
blockage of blood vessel
paucity
small quantity
recidivous
relapse of malignant behavior
supperannuated
outdated
inter
place body in grave
assiduous
great care and perseverance
cursory
brief, hasty
incipient
beginning
abjure
renounce
vociferous
outspoken
improvident
thoughtless
manumitted
set free
obsequious and execute
obedient (not synonyms)
caret
ommission?
canary and canine
not related