2022-06-16

Published: 2022-06-16

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-06-16.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• hiatus
• metamorphic
• preen
• cash in
• valise
• helicopter parent
• manhandle
• josh
• confetti
• truncate

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hiatus

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• Latin hiātus (hiatus) <- hiō (I yawn, gape)
• cf. dehisce (to burst open)

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metamorphic

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• μετά (metá, “change”?) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”)

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preen

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• variant of prune (to tend its feathers with its beak)

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cash in

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valise

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• French valise (valise)

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helicopter parent

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notes

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_parent

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manhandle

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notes

• perhaps originally a variant of mangle, but evidently man + handle

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josh

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• from Josh Billings, pseudonym of an American humorist

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confetti

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• Italian confetti <- plural of confetto (sugar-coated almond) (because candies were used for confetti)
• cf. comfit (dried fruits, nuts, seeds or spices coated with sugar candy)
• both (confetti and comfit) ultimately come from Latin cōnficiō (I prepare)

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truncate

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• Latin truncō (I maim) <- truncus (trunk)
• cf. trunk