2023-01-01

Words that I added to Anki on 2023-01-01.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

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crustacean

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  • Crustacea + -an < crustaceus (hard, like a crust) < crusta (crust)

inlet

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  • cf. to let in

cigar

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  • Spanish cigarro

grits

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hominy

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affectation

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  • affect (to assume a false appearance of) < French affecter (to feign) < affectāre (to try to accomplish, to pretend) < frequentative of afficere (to produce a physical effect on), whence English affect (to have an effect on)

frock

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simious

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  • Latin sīmia (monkey, ape), probably < sīmus (flat-nosed)
  • cf. simian

gout

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  • Old French goute, goutte (drop) < Latin gutta (drop)

depreciate

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  • Latin de- + pretium (price) < PIE *per- (to sell)
  • cf. appreciate, price, praise, precious, etc.