Blog Post #5 - Practicing Etymology and Morphology

Acknowledgement

Etymology- originated from the word acknowledge that was use around 1590s, 

Morphemes- ac- knowledge- ment

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Bound/free/derivational

Word formation: Conversion

Anonymous

Etymology- this word was use by the 1600 originated from the Greek word anonymus “without a name” and from an- “without” + onyma, Ӕolic dialectal form of onoma “name”

Morphemes- an- onym- ous

                                    (Prefix) (Stem) (Suffix)

Lexical/free/derivational

Word formation: Borrowing

Hypocrite

Etymology- this word originated from the French word ypocrite in 1200s or from the Greek word hypokrites “stage actor, pretender, dissembler,” from hypokrinesthai

Morphemes- hypo- crite

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Free/bound

Word formation: Borrowing

Impossible

Etymology- this word was use in the late 14 century from the French word impossibilis   “not possible”

Morphemes- im- possible

                        (Prefix) (Stem)

Derivational/ lexical

Word formation: Borrowing

Resistance

Etymology- this word was use in the early 15 century from the French word résistance, earlier resistence, and that word from resistentia from Latin. Meaning “organized covert opposition to an occupying or ruling power”

Morphemes- resist- tence

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 Lexical/derivational

Word formation: Borrowing