2022-09-18

Published: 2022-09-18

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-09-18.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• fruition
• allophone
• consanguinity
• phototropic
• sumptuous
• anachronistic
• nubile
• mawkish
• zygote
• eukaryotic

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fruition

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• Old French fruission < Latin fruitiōnem < fruor (I enjoy)

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allophone

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• allo- + phone < Ancient Greek ἀλλο- < ἄλλος (different)
• cf. else

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consanguinity

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• consanguineous < Latin consanguineus (of the same blood) < con- + sanguineus (of blood)
• cf. sanguinary (bloody)

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phototropic

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• photo + -tropic (forming adjectives relating to directional movement or growth in response to a stimulus) < Ancient Greek -τροπος (turning)
• cf. heliotropic (with ἥλιος (sun)), gravitropism, etc.

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sumptuous

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• Latin sūmptus (expense) < sūmō (I take up)
• cf. consume, etc.

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anachronistic

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• Ancient Greek ἀνά (back) + χρόνος (time)
• cf. chronic

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nubile

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• Latin nūbilis (suitable for marriage) < nūbō (I marry)
• cf. nuptial, prenuptial, connubial, etc.

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mawkish

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• mawk (meaning “maggot”, now Scottish and English regional) + -ish

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zygote

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• Ancient Greek ζυγωτός (yoked) < ζυγόν (yoke)
• ultimately cognate with yoke
• Japanees 接合子

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eukaryotic

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• Ancient Greek εὐ- + κάρυον (nut) (suffix -karyon forms nouns relating to cell nuclei)
• Japanese 真核生物