Classical Studies 2800A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Euphemism, Funeral Director, Phos

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2800A/B
• Professor: davidlamari

Document Summary

Change based on the stem that follows. If a prefix ends in a vowel, the vowel will stay if the stem begins with a consonant but drops off if the stem begins with a non-consonant. It is best to keep all parts of a word the same language. These are for chemical compounds in greek. Asteroid = aster (star) + oid (resembling) Suffixes don(cid:495)t always follow suit with language, so can say (cid:494)pertaining to(cid:495) Graph= a machine that makes/writes (cid:494)path(cid:495) (suffering/feeling; disease) Action of a verb ending in ize. We do not follow this is everyday life (autograph, photograph) Means feeling/suffering when used out of medical context. Sympathy: condition of feeling with someone else. Typical conduct of condition (mel-ism, something mel does often) Peculiarity of manner or language (americanism, spelling things differently) Means disease when used in scientific terms. Eye of the needle, arm of the chair, plowing through the field.