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Swinton, William, 1833-1892

"New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words"


af- af-fix to fix _to_.
ag- ag-grieve to give pain _to_.
al- = _to_ al-ly to bind _to_.
an- an-nex to tie _to_.
ap- ap-pend to hang _to_.
ar- ar-rive to reach _to_.
as- as-sent to yield _to_.
NOTE.--The forms AC-, AF-, etc., are euphonic variations of AD-, and follow
generally the rule that the final consonant of the prefix assimilates to
the initial letter of the root.
AM- = _around_ am-putate to cut _around_.
amb- amb-ient going _around_.
ANTE- = _before_ ante-cedent going _before_.
anti- anti-cipate to take _before_.
BI- = _two_ or bi-ped a _two_-footed animal.
bis- _twice_ bis-cuit _twice_ cooked.
CIRCUM- = _around_ circum-navigate to sail _around_.
circu- circu-it journey _around_.
CON- con-vene to come _together_.
co- co-equal equal _with_.
co- = _with_ or co-gnate born _together_.
col- _together_ col-loquy a speaking _with_ another.
com- com-pose to put _together_.


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