2. From Latin Roots.

TENERE, to hold, TENTUS, held, (in composition, TINERE, TENTUS.)

French forms:-tenir, tenant, tien, tent.

English forms:-Tain, ten, tin, tent.

Tenable, adj. which may be | Abstinence, n. forbearance. held. Attain, v. to reach.

Untenable, adj. which can-Attainable, adj. that may not be held. be attained. Tenacious, adj. holding Unattainable, adj. not to firmly. be attained. Tenacity, n. the power of Attainment, n. acquirement. holding firmly. Contain, v. to hold.

contained.

Tenant, n. the holder of a Containable, adj. able to be lease of lands, &c. Tenantable, adj. fit for a

tenant. Untenantable, adj. unfit for a tenant. Tenantless, adj. without a

tenant.

Tenantry, n. holders under
a landlord.
Tenancy, n. the occupation
by a tenant.
Lieutenant, n. an officer
holding under another.
Lieutenancy, n. the office
of a lieutenant.
Tenement, n. anything held
by a tenant.
Tenet, n. an opinion held.
Tenon, n. a joint in carpentry.
Tenor,n. the sense contained;
a term in music.
Tenure, n. conditions of hold-
ing a tenement, &c.
Abstain, v. to forbear.
Abstention, n. the act of
holding off.

Content, adj. happy; n.satisfaction.

Contents, n. what is held in
anything.

Contentment, n. happiness.
Discontent, n. unhappiness.
Malcontent, n. one who is
dissatisfied.

Continent, n. a large portion
of land.
Continental, adj. belonging
to a continent.
Continence, n. moderation.
Continue, v. to hold on, to
go on.
Continual, adj. incessant.
Continuance, n. uninter-
rupted duration.
Continuation, n. a constant
succession.

Continuity, n. uninterrupted
connexion.

Continuous, adj. without interruption.

Discontinue, v. to leave off.

Detain, v. to hold or keep Pertinence, n. fitness, apt

back anything.
Detainer, n. one who detains.
Detention, n. the act of de-
taining.

Entertain, v. to amuse.
Entertainment, n. amuse-

ment.

Maintain, v. to support.
Maintenance, n. support.
Obtain, v. to get.

Obtainable, adj. able to be
obtained.
Obstinate, adj. wilful.
Obstinacy, n. wilfulness.
Pertain, v. to belong to.
Appertain, v. to belong to.
Appurtenance, n. that
which belongs to something
else.
Pertinent, adj. fit for the
purpose.
Impertinent, adj. rude.

ness.

Impertinence, n. rudeness. Pertinacious,adj. obstinate, wilful.

Pertinacity, n. obstinacy. Retain, v. to hold, or keep possession of.

Retainer, n. an attendant.
Retention, n. a keeping hold
of.

Retentive, adj. keeping hold
of.
Retina, n. the part of the eye
which receives the images of
objects.

Retinue, n. a body of attend-
ants.

Sustain, v. to support, hold

up.

Sustenance, n. support. Sustentation, n. support, maintenance.

3. From Greek Roots.

GRAPHO, I write;

Graphic, adj. well described.
Graphical, adj. well written.
Graphite, n. black lead (used
for writing).
Autograph, n. a person's
own writing.
Monograph, n. a treatise
written on one subject.
Paragraph, n. a distinct
part of a treatise.

GRAMMA, a letter.

Telegraph, n. signals to
convey news.
Geography, n. the descrip-

tion of the earth's surface. Hydrography, n. a description of the ocean, &c. Hydrographer, n. one who draws sea-charts. Lithography, n. the art of printing from stone.

Orthography, n. correct Epigram, a. a short pointed

spelling. Topography, n. a descrip- Epigrammatist, n. a writion of particular places. ter of epigrams.

Typography, n. the art of Epigrammatic, adj. like an

A List of some of the more common Latin, Greek, and French Roots, from which English Words are derived.

*Other forms of the root which occur in English words are

II. LATIN ADJECTIVES.

Magn-us, major, great, Simil-is, like.

Ver-us, true.

III. LATIN VERBS.

Aug-ere, auct-us; increase, increased.

Cæd-ere, cæs-us; slay, slain.

Can-ere, can-tus; sing, sung.
Cap-ĕre, capt-us; take, taken.

* These words are the present infinitive and past participle of their respective verbs. The root forms may be obtained from the first by taking away the are, ere ere, ire; and from the second by taking away us.

Ced-ere, cess-us; yield, go away, (ceed, cease).
given up.

Cern-ĕre, cret-us; perceive,perceived. (cree).
Clam-are, clama- call, called out.

tus;

Claud-ĕre, claus- shut, closed.

us;

Cred-ĕre, credit- believe, believed.

us;

Curr-ĕre, curs-us; run, ran.

(claim).

(clud, clus, clos).

(creed).

(cour).*

Dic-ĕre, dict-us ;

say, said.

(dite).

Duc-ĕre, duct-us;
Fac-ĕre, fact-us ;

lead, led.

make or do, made

(fic, fect, feit.)†

or done.

Fer-re, lat-us;

bear, carry, borne,

Frang-ere, fract- break, broken.

Fug-ere, fugit-us; flee, fled.

Fund-ere, fus-us; pour, poured out.

Gign-ere, genit- beget, begotten.

Grad-i, gress-us; step, stepped.
Hær-ere, hæs-us; stick, stuck.
Jac-ĕre, jact-us ; throw, thrown.
Jung-ere, junct- join, joined.,

us;

Leg-āre, legāt-us; send away, sent

Leg-ere, lect-us ;

away.

(here, hes).
(ject).

(jug, join).§

(leag).

choose or read, (lig, les).||
chosen or read.

(frag. fring).

(gen).

(gred).

* Fr. cour-ir.

§ Fr. joindre.

Fr. fait.
Fr. leçon.

+ Fr. fier.