2022-04-21

Published: 2022-04-21

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-04-21.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• boa
• constrict
• drape
• garter
• slither
• mastermind
• emeritus
• incorporate
• vicarious
• graduated

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boa

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• Latin boa (a large snake)
• plural boas

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constrict

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• Latin cōnstringō (I bind together) <- con- (together) + stringō (I tie together) -> string, strict, restrict, constrain, etc.

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drape

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• Old French drap (cloth) -> English drab (fabric of a dull brownish color)

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garter

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slither

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• from English slidder <- slide + -er (frequentative suffix)

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mastermind

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• master + mind

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emeritus

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• Latin ēmereō (I earn) <- ex- + mereō (I earn)
• cf. English merit
• Japanese 名誉退職の

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incorporate

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• Latin in- + corpus (body) -> English corpus

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vicarious

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• ultimately from Latin vicis (alternation)
• cf. vice versa

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graduated

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• not necessarily about school or university