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Swinton, William, 1833-1892

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


Carne'lian (Lat. adj. _car'neus_, fleshy), _a flesh-colored stone_;
car'nival (Lat. v. _vale_, farewell), _a festival preceding Lent_;
carniv'orous (Lat. v. _vora're_, to eat); char'nel (Fr. adj. _charnel_,
containing flesh).

28. CAU'SA, _a cause_.
CAUS: -al, -ation, -ative; cause (Fr. n. _cause_), n. and v.
Accuse' (Fr. v. _accuser_, to bring a charge against), -ative, -ation, -er;
excuse' (Fr. v. _excuser_, to absolve); excus'able; rec'usant (Lat. v.
_recusa're_, to refuse).

29. CAVE'RE: ca'veo, cautum, _to beware_.
CAUT: -ion, -ious; incau'tious; precaution.
Ca'veat (3d per. sing. present subjunctive = let him beware), _an
intimation to stop proceedings_.

30. CA'VUS, _hollow_.
CAV: -ity; concav'ity; ex'cavate.
Cave (Fr. n. _cave_), literally, _a hollow, empty space_; con'cave (Lat.
adj. _conca'vus_, arched); cav'il (Lat. n. _cavil'la_, a jest).

31. CED'ERE: ce'do, ces'sum, _to go, to yield_.
CEDE: cede; accede'; antece'dent; concede'; precede'; recede'; secede';
unprecedented.
CEED: ex-, pro-, sub- (suc-).
CESS: -ation, -ion; ab'scess, _a collection of matter gone away, or
collected in a cavity_; ac'cess; acces'sible; acces'sion; acces'sory;
conces'sion; excess'; exces'sive; interces'sion; interces'sor; preces'sion;
proc'ess; proces'sion; recess'; seces'sion; success' (-ful, -ion, -ive).

32. CENSE'RE: cen'seo, cen'sum, _to weigh, to estimate, to tax_.
CENS: -or, -ure; censo'rious; cen'surable; recen'sion.


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