2022-11-14
Published: 2022-11-14Words that I added to Anki on 2022-11-14.
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hyacinth
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- Greek ὑάκινθος (hyacinth)
laser
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- acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
- after earlier maser (acronym of microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)
initialism
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phonestheme
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- phone + aesth- (in aesthetic) + -eme, after phonaesthetic and phoneme
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonestheme
phonotactics
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- phono- + tactics < Greek τὰ τακτικά, literally meaning “matters pertaining to arrangement”
accrue
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- Latin accrēscō (I increase) < ad- + crēscō (I rise) < IE *ker- (to grow)
- cf. obsolete accrease (to increase), increase, crescendo, etc.
quagmire
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- quag (origin uncertain) + mire
command
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- “to deserve and get something good, such as attention, respect, or a lot of money”
apposite
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- Latin appositus (assigned) < appōnō (I appoint) < ad- + pōnō (I place)
- cf. opposite
prêt-à-porter
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- reborrowing, from French prêt-à-porter, which was borrowed from English ready-to-wear (ready made for sale)
- cf. obsolete prest (ready for action)