2022-04-14

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-04-14.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list


chastise

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  • Latin castīgō (chastise) <- castus (morally pure) + -igō (like , forming verbs (cf. nāvis + igōnāvigō))

preside

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  • pre- (before) + sedeō (I sit) (cognate with sit, soot, etc. via PIE *sed-)
  • used often with the preposition over

grandeur

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  • cf. grand, French grandeur

mete out

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transgression

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  • Latin trānsgredior (I step beyond) <- trans (beyond) + gradior (I step, walk)

inveigh

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  • Latin in- + vehō (I carry)
  • cf. invective, vehicle, etc.

penance

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  • doublet of penitence
  • Latin paeniteō (I repent) <- PIE *peh₁- (to hurt)
  • cf. repent

purgatory

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  • cognate with purge, via Latin pūrgō (I clean, purge)
  • Japanese 煉獄

blasphemy

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stringent

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  • PIE *streyg- (to stroke, strike)
  • cf. constrain, restrict, strain, stress, strike, strict, etc.