The principal roots and derivatives of the Latin languge, with a display of their incorporation into English

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 Excerpt: ...is compounded consterno, to strew or scatter all over, whence consternation; applied, as it were, to that scattered or prostrate state of the senses caused by fear or astonishment. 8 Trite from tritum (sup. of tero), to rub. is derived trite; rubbed, worn with rubbing, threadbare, common.--Attrition (ad, against); rubbing against, the state of repenting for sin merely from fear of punishment.--Contrition (con, together); a.rubbing, bruising, or crushing together, oppression from a sense of sin or guilt, sincere repentance, and thus distinguished from attrition. Notion from notum (iup. of nosco), to know, to understand, is derived nc tion; an idea or conception, the result of the mere intellectual conception (or knowledge) of a thing in the mind. 8 Pasture from pastum (sup. of pasco), to feed, is derived pasture; feeding, land fit for feeding cattle.--Pastor; feeder, one who feeds his flocks: morally, one who strengthens, nourishes, or instructs the mind. 6 Fusion from fusum (sup. of fundo), to pour, is derived./wsio, a pouring forth, melting, whence fusion; melting: it is also used to signify apouring or joining together, from which sense is derived fusionist; an advocate of the union of the Bourbon princes. 7 Rupture from ruptum (sup. of rumpo), to break or burst, is derived rupture; a break or breach, a burst or bursting.--Eruption (e, from, out of); breahing or bursting from or out of.--Irruption (in, into); a breahing or bursting into, an incursion or invasion. 8 Scissars from scissum (sup. of scindo), to divide, to cleave, to cut, is derived scissars; dividers, cutters, instruments to cut with.--Scissible; that can be cut or severed.--Rescind (re, again, scindo, pres.); to cut off again, to destroy the validity, force, or obligation, to annul, to repea...