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CHAPTER V

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=NOTES ON THE GROWTH OF ENGLISH WORDS.=

1. Roots; Influence of Imitation on Language 46

2. Hybrids 46

3. Words disguised in Form or in Meaning 48

4. Words that have changed their Meaning 53

5. Words from the Names of Persons 54

6. Words from Names of Places 55

7. English (or Teutonic) Roots 56

8. Latin Roots 57

9. Greek Roots 63

10. Branching of Words from Latin Stems 65

11. Branching of Words from English Stems 69

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