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Swinton, William, 1833-1892

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


NOTE.--These suffixes are found only in words of French-Latin origin.
-ENE = _having relation terr-ene _having relation to_ the
to_ earth.
-ENCE _state of being_ pres-ence _state of being_ present.
-ency = or _quality of_ tend-ency _quality of_ tending
towards.
-ENT n. _one who_ stud-ent _one who_ studies.
= or _which_ equival-ent _being_ equal to,
adj. _being_ equal_ing_.
or _-ing_
-ESCENCE = _state of conval-escence _state of becoming_ well.
becoming_
-ESCENT = _becoming_ conval-escent _becoming_ well.
-ESS = _female_ lion-ess a _female_ lion.
NOTE.--This suffix is used only in words of French-Latin origin.
-FEROUS = _producing_ coni-ferous _producing_ cones.
-FIC = _making, sopori-fic _causing_ sleep.
causing_
-FICE = _something done_ arti-fice _something done_ with
or _made_ art.
-FY = _to make_ forti-fy _to make_ strong.
rust-ic _one who_ has countrified
-IC n. _one who_ manners.
-ical = adj. _like_, hero-ic _like_ a hero.


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