Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Migration’
Investigate the word migration to uncover the bound base <Migr> from Latin migrāre “move, change location.” More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Sustainability’
Investigate the word sustainability to uncover the bound base <Tain> from Old French tenir from Latin -tinēre from Latin tenēre “hold.” More
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Lexicalization of the Prefix bi- and the <Bi> Bound Base
The English morpheme
comes from the Latin prefix bi- “two, twice, both, double.” Lexicalization in 1887 in the word biose change the morpheme from a prefix to a bound base. More -
Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Environment’
Investigate the word environment to uncover the bound base <Vire> from Old French virer “turn” and the noun suffix -on. More
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Clipped Bases and Suffixal Constructions
Explore a detailed explanation of how to distinguish suffixal constructions from clipped bases in English word formation using Structured Word Inquiry. More
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Considering the -able and -ab(u)le Suffixes
Investigate the -able and -ab(u)le suffixes to discover different etymologies and meanings and learn about allomorphs, different forms that surface from the same morpheme. More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Significant’
Investigate the word significant to uncover the bases <Sign> and <Fic(e)> from Latin signum “identifying mark, token, indication, symbol, proof” and Latin -ficāre “make, do, create.” More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Different’
Investigate the word different to uncover the bound base <Fer(e)> from Latin ferre “bear, carry” that highlights that doubling can result from orthographic conventions conditioned by morphology and stress. More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Commemoration’
Investigate the word commemoration to uncover the bound base <Memor> from Latin memor “mindful, remembering, heedful, recalling.” More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Democracy’
Investigate the word democracy to uncover the bases <Deme> and <Crace> from Ancient Greek dêmos “district, common people” and krátos “might, strength, power.” More
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Using Structured Word Inquiry to Discover the <Cr> and <Cre> Bases and the -et(e) Suffix
Investigate the words adolescence, obsolete, concrete, and secret to uncover the bound bases <Ole>, <Cr>, and <Cre> and the -et(e) suffix. More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Colonisation’
Investigate the word colonisation to uncover the bound base
from Latin colōnia “inhabit, settle, cultivate.” More -
Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Domestic’ and ‘Amnestic’
Investigate the words domestic and amnestic to uncover the bound bases <Domest> from Latin domesticus “household, of the house” and
from Ancient Greek mnē-, from mnáomai, mnâsthai, mnēmē “remember, be mindful” as well as the related bases and . More -
Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Egregious’
Investigate the word egregious to uncover the bound base <Grege> from Latin gregāre and gregis from grex denoting “gather, group, flock.” More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Reconciliation’
Investigate the word reconciliation to uncover the bound base <Cile> from Latin conciliāre and concilium “council, meeting, coming together, calling” and multiple affixes. More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Opportunity’
Investigate the word opportunity to uncover the free base <Port> from Latin portus “harbor, warehouse” and two semantically related bases from different Latin sources. More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Amicable’
Investigate the word amicable to uncover the bound base <Ame> from Latin amāre “love” and three related suffixes from Latin -īcus. More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Adjutant’
Investigate the word adjutant to uncover the bound base <Jute> from Latin iuvāre along with the etymologically related bases <Juve>, <Jo>, and <Aid>. More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Proprioception’
Investigate the word proprioception to uncover the bound base <Propri> from Latin proprius “belonging to oneself, characteristic of, distinctive, individual, specific” and the modern suffixal constructions -etary and -etor. More
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Structured Word Inquiry of ‘Nemoricole’
Investigate the word nemoricole to uncover the bound bases <Nemore> from Latin nemoris “grove, glade, pasture” and <Cole> from Latin colere “inhabit.” More