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Swinton, William, 1833-1892

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


_made of_, metall-ic _made of_ metal.
_relating to_ histor-ical _relating to_ history.
NOTE.--These suffixes are found only in Latin words of Greek origin,
namely, adjectives in -IKOS. In words belonging to chemistry derivatives in
-IC denote the acid containing most oxygen, when more than one is formed:
as _nitric_ acid.
-ICE _that which_ just-ice _that which_ is just.
-ICS _the science of_ mathemat-ics _the science of_ quantity.
-IC arithmet-ic _the science of_ number.
NOTE.--These suffixes are found only in Latin words of Greek origin.
-ID = _being_ or acr-id; flu-id _being_ bitter; flow_ing_.
_-ing_
_-ile_ = _relating to_; puer-ile _relating to_ a boy.
_apt for_ docile _apt for_ being taught.
-INE = _relating to; femin-ine _relating to_ a woman.
like_ alkal-ine _like_ an alkali.
_the act of,_ expuls-ion _the act of_ expelling.
-ION = _state of corrupt-ion _state of being_ corrupt.
being_, frict-ion rubb_ing_.
or _-ing_
-ISH = _to make_ publ-ish _to make_ public.
-ISE = _to render_, or fertil-ize _to render_ fertile.
-ize _perform the act
of_
NOTE.


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