2022-09-19

Published: 2022-09-19

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-09-19.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• calve
• hoary
• variance
• lament
• thingamajig
• loin
• chitin
• ahem
• wan
• wind up

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calve

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• “to give birth to a calf” or “to detach (an iceberg)”
• Old English cealfian (to calve) < cealf (calf)
• cf. calf (an iceberg detached from a coast glacier)

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hoary

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• hoar (grey-haired with age) + -y

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variance

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lament

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• Latin lāmentor (I lament)

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thingamajig

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• thing or thingum or thingummy + jigamaree or jiggumbob?

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loin

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• Old French loigne, logne, dialectal variant of longe < Latin lumbus (loin)
• cf. “to gird (up) the/one’s loins”
• cf. sirloin < sur (above) + longe (loin)

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chitin

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• Ancient Greek χιτών (tunic), whence chiton
• Japanese キチン(質)

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ahem

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• also ehem
• imitative
• cf. hem, hum, etc.

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wan

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wind up

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