2022-10-28

Published: 2022-10-28

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-10-28.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• mettle
• canvass
• quoin
• mycology
• prophylaxis
• reductio ad absurdum
• banshee
• ad lib
• Adam’s apple
• baboon

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mettle

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• originally a variant of metal

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canvass

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• < canvas

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quoin

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• originally a variant of coin
• cf. coign

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mycology

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• Latin myco- < Ancient Greek μύκης (mushroom, fungus) + -o-
• cf. mycosis

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prophylaxis

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• plural prophylaxes
• Ancient Greek προ- + ϕύλαξις (action of watching)

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reductio ad absurdum

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• Latin reductiō (reduction) + ad (to) + absurdum, use as noun of neuter of absurdus (absurd)
• cf. ad absurdum
• cf. ad infinitum, ad extremum, ad nauseam, etc.

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banshee

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• Irish bean sídhe < Old Irish ben síde (female, or woman, of the fairies or elves)

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ad lib

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• shortened from ad libitum (at one’s pleasure)

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Adam’s apple

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• also laryngeal prominence

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baboon

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• ultimately cognate with babble, babe, baby, etc.