2022-08-20

Published: 2022-08-20

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-08-20.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• bale
• ersatz
• baa
• bag
• hypodermic
• steer
• cricket
• hovercar
• ware
• vassal

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bale

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• Latin bala (ball), whence English ball

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ersatz

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• German Ersatz (replacement) <- ersetzen (to replace) <- er- (prefix signifying a notion of getting something by some means) + setzen (to set), the latter of which is cognate with English set

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baa

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• in imitation of a sheep’s or lamb’s bleat

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bag

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• “to hunt and kill an animal or bird” (without reference to the bag)

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hypodermic

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• hypo- + dermic
• cf. dermal, epidermic, transdermic, etc.

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steer

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• “the castrated male of cattle”

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cricket

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• of imitative origin, reflecting the sounds made by the insects

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hovercar

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• hover- + car
• cf. hovercraft, hoverbus, etc.

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ware

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• cf. hardware, software, glassware, warehouse, etc.

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vassal

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• Latin vassallus (man-servant)