Description
Book SynopsisETYMA II is an undergraduate or advanced high school textbook for English vocabulary-building. It is divided into three parts, beginning with a brief history of foreign words in English, including information on families of languages, the Indo-European relations of English, and the development of the language.
Table of ContentsAbbreviations and Symbols Foreword SECTION ONE: HISTORY IN WORDS Chapter One: Families of Languages Chapter Two: The Indo-European Family of Languages Chapter Three: Some Definitions Chapter Four: The Beginnings of English Chapter Five: The Anglo-Saxons in England Chapter Six: The Normans in England Afterword: Modern English SECTION TWO: LATIN WORDS IN ENGLISH Chapter One: Vade Mecum A. Latin Nouns and Adjectives Chapter Two: Direct Entries & Simple Changes Chapter Three: Adjective-Forming Suffixes Chapter Four: Noun-Forming Suffixes Interlude 1: Review of Latin Nouns and Adjectives B. Latin Verbs Chapter Five: Latin Verbs Become English Chapter Six: Prefixes Interlude 2: Review of Latin Verbs and Prefixes Chapter Seven: The Present Base of Latin Verbs, Suffixes Chapter Eight: The Participial Base of Latin Verbs, Suffixes Interlude 3: Review of Latin Verbs, Prefixes, and Suffixes SECTION THREE: GREEK WORDS IN ENGLISH Chapter Nine: Greek Words—Simple Changes Chapter Ten: Compounds from Two Noun Bases Chapter Eleven: Greek Adjectives Used in English Chapter Twelve: Greek Suffixes Chapter Thirteen: Greek Prefixes Chapter Fourteen: Greek Verbs Postlude: Review of Greek (Nine to Fourteen) Appendix I: Latin Noun Declensions Appendix II: Summary of Latin Plurals Glossary I: Latin Base Words Glossary II: English to Latin Glossary III: Greek Words, Bases, Combining Forms Glossary IV: English to Greek Index
