TASS Etymology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Agitator | originally "elected representatives of the common soldiers in Cromwell's army," who brought grievances (chiefly over lack of pay) to their officers and Parliament. |
| Arrogant | from Latin meaning - to see |
| Boutique | from Latin meaning - storehouse |
| Clause | from Latin meaning - to close; a closing, termination |
| Complement | from L. - "that which fills up or completes" |
| Comprehend | from L. - "to grasp, seize" |
| Connotation | from L. - "together" + "to mark" |
| Convey | from L. - "together" + "way, road." It was a euphemism for "steal" |
| Deduction | root from L. - "to lead" |
| Denotation | L. - "a marking out" |
| Ecology | from Gk. - "house, dwelling place, habitation" |
| Esoteric | from Gk. - "belonging to an inner circle," |
| Fluent | from Gk. - "to boil over, bubble up," |
| Fugitive | from Gk. - "to flee," |
| Garrulity | from L. - "talkative," |
| Gluttony | from L. root meaning "to swallow" |
| Guile | from ON - "artifice" |
| Induction | from L. root meaning - "lead into, persuade," |
| Infinitive | from L. - "to stop" |
| Kinesthetic | from Gk. - "to move, set in motion" |
| Laden | from OE - "to load" |
| Ligatures | from L. root meaning - "to bind" |
| Modifier | from L. - "to limit, restrain," |
| Parallel | from Gk. meaning - "beside one another," |
| Provision | from L. - "foresight, preparation; to look ahead" |
| Rhythm | from Gk. - "measured flow or movement" related to "to flow" |
| Ruthless | from M.E. meaning - "pity, compassion" |
| Software | 1851, "woolen or cotton fabrics," also, "relatively perishable consumer goods," The computer sense is a separate coinage from 1960. |
| Staccato | from It., lit. - "detached, disconnected," |
| Subtle | from L. - "fine, delicate" literally "woven under" |
| Trifling | from O.Fr. - "mockery" |
| Zydeco | 1949, perhaps from Creole Fr. pronunciation of Fr. word in came of popular dance tune meaning - "the beans" |
| Dawdle | late 1700's, variation of daddle and daw |
| clause | L - "closing, conclusion" |
| Appositive | L - added to |
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