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. 1858 Excerpt: ... myth, sphere. 3. Stem-substantives, whether from known or unknown Greek roots, involved in words formed with suffixes, formed with prefixes, or compounded; as, Log, " word," " discourse" (from V leg, log), in kgicaX, proforae, philo&ijrue; ac, " point," in acme, acrostic. IV. GREEK DERIVATIVE WORDS WITH SUFFIXES. 331. The primary derivatives are formed from the root or stem by a single suffix; as, Poet, poesy, poem, all from Vpoe, to make; chrism, Christ, both from V chri, to anoint. The secondary derivatives are formed from other derivatives; as, Poetic, poetical, poetically, from poet, a derivative noun; baptist, baptism, baptistery, from baptize, a derivative verb. V. GREEK DERIVATIVE WORDS WITH PREFIXES. 332. Under this head we include Greek compounds whose first member is a particle of place, or a particle denoting negation, deterioration, or the like. Such are, 1. Amphi, on both sides; as, Amphibrach, short on both sides, a poetic foot consisting of a short, a long, and a short; amphisbama, moving either way foremost, the name of an animal so moving. 2. An before vowels, or a before consonants, English in and Mm, denoting negation; as, Anarchy, want of government; ambrosia, an imaginary food supposed to confer immortality; atom, an indivisible particle; abyss, a bottomless gulf. 3. Ana before consonants, or an before vowels, Anglo-Saxon and English on; back, to the original state; as, Anatomy, the dissecting of an animal body into its constituent parts; analysis, the separation of a compound body into its constituent parts. 4. Anti, Anglo-Saxon and, English an in answer; against, in opposition to; as, Atitipode, having the feet directly opposite; antipathy, opposite feeling. 5. Apo, Anglo-Saxon and Engl...