LING150/University of Oregon

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1.

ME		Mod Eng	Spelling
1. [tal]	--->	[tel]	tale
2. [rid]	--->	[raid]	ride
3. [wek]	--->	[wik]	week
4. [mon]	--->	[mun]	moon
5. [su]	--->	[sau]	south

2.

a. phytophilous

phyt /	(o) /	phil /	-ous
'plant'		'love'	ADJ
'plant loving'

b. malignant

mal /	(i) /	gn /	-ant
'bad'		'birth,type,orign'	ADJ
'having a bad origin [or bad at birth]'

c. anonymous

an- /	onym /	-ous
'not,without'	'name'	ADJ
'without a name'

d. biopsy

bi[o] /	op /	(s) /	-y
'life'	'eye,see'		NOUN
'a look at something living NOTE: The o in bio was included for clarity.

e. anemia

an- /	em /	-ia
'not,without'	'blood'	'land,state,medical condition'
'a medical condition of lacking blood'

f. ichthyornis

ichthy /	orn /	(i) /	-s
'fish'	'bird'		NOUN
'a fish-like bird'

g. astrolabe

astr /	(o) /	lab /	(e)
'star'		'take,seize'
'something that takes [a reading of] the stars'

h. insessorial

in- /	sess /	-or /	(i) /	-al
'in,into'	'sit'	NOUN
'pertaining to sitting in (or on)' [i.e. perching]

i. paleolith

paleo /	lith
'old'	'stone'
'an old stone'