10.8: §75. Chapter 10- Exercises
1. By following the theoretical principles of Chapter 10, reconstruct the LATIN ETYMON for each of the following English words, and identify the basic LATIN VERB:
| English word | Latin etymon | Latin verb | |
| e.g. | incursion | incursio | currere, cursus (“run”) |
| a. | premonition | ____________________ | ______________________ |
| b. | conservator | ____________________ | ______________________ |
| c. | adventure | ____________________ | ______________________ |
2. Using a dictionary if necessary, give the ETYMOLOGICAL MEANING etymological meaning of the following English words:
| a. | retrogression | _______________________________________________________________ |
| b. | interlocutor | _______________________________________________________________ |
| c. | dissension | _______________________________________________________________ |
| d. | obstacle | _______________________________________________________________ |
3. Analyse each of the following words:
| e.g. | prescription | < L praescriptio : prefix prae – (“before”) + perf. part. base script – ( scribere , “write”) + noun suffix – io (- ionis ) |
| a. | introspection |
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ |
| b. | contradict |
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ |
| c. | manufacture |
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ |
| d. | compositor |
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ |
| e. | inspirational |
_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ |
For Key to Exercises (Latin) , see Appendix I .