Distinguish Greek prefix a- (the alpha privative meaning not or without) e.g, amoral, atypical. James GreenwaldĪ ab: from a-, ab-, abs-, advance, advanced, advancement, advantage, advantageous, advantageously, avant-garde, disadvantage, disadvantageous, disadvantageously, readvance, van, vanguard, vantage Examples: avert, abduct, abstain (and numerous others). However, all judgments (and errors) are finally mine. Zeno’s Word Frequency guide assisted in determining the relative importance of words. 2, 3) (W2, W3) Liddell and Scott (LS) Lewis and Short (LS) Oxford Latin Dictionary (OCD) Schaffer: Greek Derivative Dictionary, Latin Derivative Dictionary In addition many other sources were consulted numerous etymology texts and readers were helpful. Lastly I thank all my colleagues and students at Marquette University High School who have made my teaching career a joy.īasic sources: American College Dictionary (ACD) American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (AHD) Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (ODEE) Oxford English Dictionary (OCD) Webster’s International Dictionary (eds. Without the advice of these and many others this dictionary could not have been compiled. James Radtke, James Beaudoin, Richard Hallberg, Sylvester Kreilein, and James Wilkinson assisted with words from modern foreign languages. Certamen players Michael Fleisch, James Ruel, Jeff Tudor, and Ryan Thom were inspirations. My student Michael Kocorowski encouraged and provoked me into beginning this dictionary. My former students and now Classics professors Daniel Curley and Anthony Hollingsworth also deserve mention for their advice, assistance, and friendship.
I further thank Gaylan DuBose, Ed Long, Hugh Himwich, Susan Schearer, Gardy Warren, and Kaye Warren for their encouragement and advice. Kathy Hart, MUHS librarian, was most helpful in suggesting sources. I especially thank James Steckel, Barbara Zhibkowski, Gustavo Betancourt, and Joshua Ellis, colleagues and computer experts extraordinaire, for their invaluable assistance. Second Dedication: 3/15/05 I dedicate this collection to my friends Orville and Evelyn Brynelson and my parents George and Marion Greenwald.