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Swinton, William, 1833-1892

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


ir- ir-rigate to pour water _on_.
en-, em- en-force to force _on_.
NOTE.--The forms IL-, IM-, and IR- are euphonic variations of IN-. The
forms EN- and EM- are of French origin.
IN- (in adjectives in-sane _not_ sane.
i(n) and nouns.) i-gnoble _not_ noble.
il- = _not_ il-legal _not_ legal.
im- im-mature _not_ mature.
ir- ir-regular _not_ regular.
INTER- = _between_ or inter-cede to go _between_.
intel- _among_ intel-ligent choosing _between_.
INTRA- = _inside of_ intra-mural _inside of_ the walls.
INTRO- = _within, into_ intro-duce to lead _into_
JUXTA- = _near_ juxta-position a placing _near_
NON- = _not_ non-combatant _not_ fighting.
NOTE.--A hyphen is generally, though not always, placed between _non-_ and
the root.
OB- ob-ject to throw _against_.
o- _in the way_, o-mit to leave _out_.
oc- = _against_, oc-cur to run _against_;
or _out_ hence, to happen.
of- of-fend to strike _against_.
op- op-pose to put one's self
_against_.


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