Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Etymology Unit 3

1. Commiserate
miser
Latin
wretched
17th

2. Expedite
expedire
Latin
extricate, make ready, put in order
17th

3. Ferment
fervere
Latin
boil
15th

4. Inadvertent
advert- to turn ones attention
in- prefix
Midevil Latin
16th

5. Sangfroid
sang-froid
French
cold blood
18th

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