2022-06-25

Published: 2022-06-25

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-06-25.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• potpourri
• putrid
• caldron
• vial
• brass
• squeamish
• dilation
• ameliorate
• blissful
• top off

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potpourri

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• Spanish (or English) olla podrida (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olla_podrida) <- Latin putreō (I am rotten) -> English putrid
• Japanese ポプリ, etc.

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putrid

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• ultimately cognate with English foul and pus via PIE *puH- (rotten, foul)
• cf. potpourri

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caldron

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• also cauldron (U.K. and probably U.S. as well)
• Latin calidus (warm)
• cf. coddle

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vial

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• U.K. phial, which is cognate with vial
• Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, “round and shallow bowl”)

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brass

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squeamish

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dilation

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• dilate
• Latin dis- (in different directions, as in divide) + lātus (wide)
• cf. oblate, latitude

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ameliorate

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• cf. meliorate
• Latin meliōrō (I make better) <- melior (“better”, comparative form of bonus (good))

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blissful

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• bliss + -ful

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top off

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