2022-12-31

Published: 2022-12-31

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-12-31.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• spry
• personage
• Stradivarius
• disquisition
• minatory
• cataract
• blear
• constable
• loafer
• depot

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spry

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personage

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• Middle French personnage (person of consequence)

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Stradivarius

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• cf. Amati

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disquisition

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• Latin disquīrĕre (to inquire diligently) < dis- + quaerĕre (to search)
• cf. obsolete disquire (to inquire diligently)

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minatory

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• Latin minatorius < minārī (to threaten) < minae (threats)
• cf. menace (< Latin minae), minacious (threatening), obsolete minant (threatening)

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cataract

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• Latin cataracta (waterfall) < Greek καταρ(ρ)άκτης (down-rushing) < κατά (down) + ῥάσσειν (to dash)

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blear

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• cf. bleary

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constable

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• Latin comes stabulī (officer of the stable, marshal) < comes (officer) + genitive of stabulum (stable)

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loafer

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• “someone who avoids doing any work”

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depot

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• Latin dēpositum, neuter past participle of dēpōnĕre (to lay down)
• cf. deposit, depone (to declare upon oath), depose, etc.