Part 1 Etymology captured through known "Chinese characters"

If you know the etymology of English, related words will flow out like sweet potato stems!

001 "Demagoguery" is driving the "people"
dem = people
002 A place where 'home' is together, "condominium"
dom = home, master
003 Disaster: Being Banished from the Lucky Star
star = star
004 "Eau de Cologne" is the "water" of Cologne.
aqua = water mari = sea
005 Angler tilting a hook with a 'bent' tip
ang/ank = horn angle (角), curve (曲)
006 "Mont Blanc" is a white 'mountain'
mount/mint = mountain, stick out
007 Patriot missiles protecting the land of 'Father'
patri/pater = father
008 Clothes worn by 'mothers': "maternity dress"
matri/mater/metri = mother
009 "Management" means handling things by hand.
man = hand
010 Put your pedicured feet on the bicycle pedals.
ped/pod/pus = foot
011 Dental Clinic, a hospital that treats teeth
dentt/odont = tooth (齒) opt/ocu = eye (目)
012 Cabbage, shaped like a head
cap(it) = head
013 Cape Horn, shaped like a cow's horn
horn/car/cer/cor=head.
horn angle
014 "Amateur" is not a beginner, but an "enthusiast"
ama/pri = love
015 A person who 'loves' wisdom, a "philosopher"
phile = love phobia = hate
016 "Swan" is a 'singing' bird
son/ton = sound

Part 2 Etymology Related to the "Great Root Per"

Take your English vocabulary one step further with per, which has incredible reproductive power!

017 "Far" and "first" are related
fur/far/for = before, in the future
018 Portal Site: A Gateway to "Transporting" Information on the Internet
por(t) = to wait, to carry
019 The opera's protagonist, the "prima donna," is the "first" woman
pri = first, foremost
020 "Espresso" is a strong, concentrated coffee that is pressed down hard.
per/press/pri/pre(c) = test, press, value

Part 3 Etymology Explained Easily with "Prefixes"

Easily infer the meaning of English words using prefixes like ‘nothing’, ‘new’, and ‘super’!

021 A state in which sounds are well 'connected' 「harmony」
ar/or = connect
022 "Amazon" comes from female warriors who had "no" right breasts.
ne = none, not
023 "Mesopotamia" because it is a region 'between' rivers
med(i)/mid/mean = median
024 "Tradition" passed on to future generations "beyond" the era
trans/tres = transcend
025 Wines that are included in the "vinegar" category, which has a "spicy" sour taste
ac/acro = (pointed) at the end, to break through
026 "Alps" are the highest mountains 'grown' by the Earth.
al = to grow, to provide nourishment
027 'Alien' is officially called "Alien"
al/ultra = other, beyond, beyond that

Part 4 English etymology of "number"

Let's conquer the etymology related to numbers, from numbers 1, 2, 3 to numbers of greater or lesser numbers!

028 In Latin, '1' is 'uni'
uni = 1
029 In Greek, '1' is 'mono'
mono = 1
030 The etymology of the word handsome is 'easy to handle with hands'.
sem/sim/homo/some = same, one
031 Biscuits are twice baked
dou/du/do/bi = 2
032 Triceratops, the dinosaur with three horns
tri = 3 quart/quad(r) = 4
033 "September" is actually the "seventh" month.
quin(t)/penta = 5 sex/hex = 6 septem/hepta = 7
okt = 8 newn = 9 dekm = 10

Part 5 English Etymology Like "Adjective"

How does it feel to learn English etymology through adjectives? It feels great.

034 Mahatma Gandhi is a 'great' soul
meg = big
035 "Menu" is a 'small' table that lists the restaurant's dishes.
min/minu = small
036 A "rectangle" is a shape in which all angles are 'straight'.
reg = straight
037 "Steroids" are muscle-building drugs that create 'hard' muscles.
ster = hard, fixing
038 The etymology of "platform" is "flat"
pla/fla = flat
039 "Salzburg" is a salt 'fortress city'
for(t)/burg(h)/bury/borough = strong, high, fortress city
040 "Beaujolais Nouveau" is a 'new' wine from Beaujolais.
neo/new/nov = new

Part 6: Etymologies Intertwined with "Sense"

Let's meet words born from the senses of the human body, such as the eyes, mouth, head, hands, and brain.

041 "Professor" is a person who 'speaks passionately' in front of students.
fa/fe/ba/pho(n) = speak
042 "Mantis" is an insect that 'thinks' with its two hands together.
men(t)/mon = think deeply, think
043 The story behind the meaning of "lightning" in "eclair"
cal/cla/claim = shout
044 "Deja vu" means something already 'seen'
vise/view = see
045 "Special" that is particularly 'visible'
spec = see, observe
046 "Legend" is a legend that future generations must read.
leg/log/lect = collect, select, speak, read
047 "Market" is a place for 'transaction'
mark/merc = trade
048 "Grammar" and "glamour" have the same etymology.
gram/graph = writing
049 A "party" is a gathering of people who "do something together"
par(t) = divide, allocate, some
050 "Number" required when 'allocating'
num/nom = assign, take
051 Sensor, a sensing device that 'feels' heat or debt
sens/sent = feel, know

Part 7 Etymology Related to "Movement in Nature"

We introduce words that embody the changes of nature, such as light, water, and plants.

052 "Otter" and "water" are related
wed = wet, water und = wavy
053 "Revolution" is turning the world upside down.
volve/wel = to turn, to roll
054 Pluto, the dwarf planet overflowing with money
plu/flo/flu = overflow
55 "Restructuring" refers to the "reconstruction" or "expansion and reform" of a company.
str(uct) = spread out, stack up
056 Sparkling 'Shining' "Glass"
gl = shine, twinkle
057 Flamingo, a bird that glows with a fiery color
fla/bl(a) = shine (white), burn
058 Both "balloon" and "ball" are "inflated"
bal/bol/bul/fla = to swell, to blow
059 "Flower" and "flour" are originally the same word.
flo/fla = overflow, prosper
060 "Bread" is something the bride 'baked'
br = boil, swell, bake
061 Aerobics: Aerobic Exercise for Living
bi(o)/viv = live
062 "Genre" and "kind" are words 'born' from the same root.
gen/kin/gn(a)/na = be born, species
063 "Pheromone" is a hormone 'transported' from outside the body.
bher = to carry, to give birth
064 "George" is a farmer who 'works' on the land.
werg/work = to do, to work
065 The etymology of "pan" and "panic" is "to give food."
pan, pasto = to give food
066 Cheese fondue, dipping bread in melted cheese
fond/fuse = pour, melt
067 "Supplement" is something that 'fills' what is lacking.
pele/ply = fill
068 "Sparring" in boxing is the practice of 'preparing' for the opponent's punches.
par(e)/per = give birth, prepare, organize
069 "Crescent moon" is a moon that gradually 'grows' from the beginning of the month.
cre/cru = increase, grow, grow

Part 8 Etymology Related to "Time and Space"

It is time to meet words that contain the cycles, circulation, shapes, and states of nature.

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70 "Circus" is a 'circular square' in the center of a radial road.
cir(c)/cr = bend, turn
071 "Cycle" indicating "cycle" and "circulation"
cycle/cult = turn, rotate
072 "Suite" is a single 'connected' room with a kitchen and living room.
sec/seq/su(i) = continue, continue
073 Amoeba, a single-celled organism that moves around by 'changing' its body shape
mun/mut = change, move
074 "Movie" is a small thing that 'moves'
mov/mot/mom = move
075 Convenience Store: A convenient store that is available wherever you go
ven(t) = go, come
076 "Website" is a network that spreads out like a spider web.
wegh = to go, to transport by vehicle
077 The person who 'goes' in front of 「ancestry」
cede/ceed/cess = go, yield
078 A "tour" is a journey that starts, goes around, and returns to the starting point.
tere = to turn, to twist, to rub
079 Anniversary, a commemorative day that comes around once a year
vers/vert = bend, turn, face

Part 9 Language Expressing "Human Movement"

Let's meet dynamic words that contain movement, such as sit, stand, run, cut, and hit!

080 "Rest" means to 'stay' behind.
st = stand, stay, be firm
081 "President" is a person who 'sits' proudly in front of everyone.
sed/ses/sid = sit
082 "Cursor" is something that "runs" on the computer screen.
car/cur = run
083 The commonality between the two words "ceiling" and "hell" is "to cover."
cel/hel = cover, hide
084 A "garage" is a place to "cover" and protect a car.
guar/ver = to cover
085 Why does "score" have a meaning of 20?
sc/sh = cut
086 "Ski" made from thin wooden boards 'cut' from trees
sci/sect/sh = cut, divide
087 A temple is a place where one can see the world and be 'cut off' from it.
tem/tom = cut, amputate
088 "Point" that "points" to a small dot
pun/pin/poin = point, poke, point, small
089 The "metronome" that "measures" according to the rules
mens/meter = measure
090 The "problem" "thrown" in front of you
bol/ble(m) = throw, reach
091 A "projector" is something that "throws" images into space.
ject/jet = throw
092 Is "Sir Steak" a meat so delicious that it deserves the title "Sir"?
end/tent/tain/tin = spread out, stretch out, increase, maintain
093 "Triple" is three times because it is 'folded' three times!
ple/plek = fold, overlap
094 "Pendant" hanging around the neck
pend/pens = pull, stretch, rotate, hang, dangle, weigh
095 "Factory" is a place where products are 'made'.
fac(t)/fic(t) = make, do
096 The "receipt" you receive after completing the payment while shopping
cap/cup/cept/cieve/cip = catch
097 "Docking" is the process of "pulling" spaceships together.
duc(t) = to lead, to drag
098 "Train" is something that 'pulls' vehicles in a line.
dra/tra = to drag, to pull
099 Puck puck! "Battle" is a fight where you "knock" with a bat multiple times.
bat = hit, knock
100 "Steak" is meat that is 'stabbed' on a skewer and grilled.
stick/stinc(t) = to stab

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