2022-11-20
Published: 2022-11-20Words that I added to Anki on 2022-11-20.
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hysteresis
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- Greek ὑστέρησις (shortcoming) < Ancient Greek ὑστερεῖν (to be behind) < ὕστερος (late)
moron
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- Ancient Greek μωρόν, neuter of μωρός (foolish)
- cf. oxymoron (< ὀξυ- (sharp) + μωρός)
marble
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- Latin marmor (marble) < Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (marble)
analgesic
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- analgesia + -ic < ἀν- (alpha privative) + ἄλγησις (sense of pain) < ἄλγος (pain) > suffix -αλγία (English -algia)
- cf. algesia (the sensation of pain), nostalgia (< Ancient Greek νόστος (return home) + -αλγία), neuralgia, etc.
superlative
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oleander
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saltpeter
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- alteration of obsolete salpetre (saltpeter) < Latin salpetra, probably for sal petrae (salt of stone) (cf. English petroleum)
digitalis
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- Latin digitalis (foxglove) < digitālis (measuring a finger’s breadth), with reference to the shape of the flowers
foxglove
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- fox + glove, since the flower resembles a glove, but the origin for the first element is not clear
trace
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- trace (a very small amount) < trace (an indication of the presence of a minute amount of some constituent in a compound)