Spanish Vocabulary: An Etymological ApproachUniversity of Texas Press, 2008 - 637 pages Unlike other vocabulary guides that require the rote memorization of literally thousands of words, this book starts from the premise that using the etymological connections between Spanish and English words—their common derivations from Latin, Greek, and other languages—is the most effective way to acquire and remember vocabulary. This approach is suitable for beginners as well as for advanced students. Teachers of the language will also find much material that can be used to help motivate their students to acquire, and retain, Spanish vocabulary. Spanish Vocabulary is divided into four parts and four annexes:
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... occur in English , e.g. , compute - count and fabricate - forge . Given the hybrid nature of English , this actually occurs with extraordinary frequency , and triplets ( hospital— hostel - hotel ) are not uncommon . Additional English ...
... occur in English , e.g. , compute - count and fabricate - forge . Given the hybrid nature of English , this actually occurs with extraordinary frequency , and triplets ( hospital— hostel - hotel ) are not uncommon . Additional English ...
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... occurs with respect to a large class of verbs known as diph- thong verbs . Thus , for the verbs pensar ( " to think ... occur in precisely those conjugations where the stress accent falls on the " stem " syllable.2 Examples are presented ...
... occurs with respect to a large class of verbs known as diph- thong verbs . Thus , for the verbs pensar ( " to think ... occur in precisely those conjugations where the stress accent falls on the " stem " syllable.2 Examples are presented ...
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... occurs [ at the end of ] every century . A SAECULUM was initially a " generation " or the duration of a generation ... occurring once in an age or century " , and in scientific use , terms like secular acceleration and secular variation ...
... occurs [ at the end of ] every century . A SAECULUM was initially a " generation " or the duration of a generation ... occurring once in an age or century " , and in scientific use , terms like secular acceleration and secular variation ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
THE SHAPE OF SPANISH | 91 |
ANNEXES ADDITIONAL WORDS | 463 |
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adjective adverbs Amer Amphitryon animal Annex Arabic became bigot bird breathe cabo Classical Latin cognate color comes from Latin common consonant correspond to English definition derived día dictionaries diminutive diphthong English words Estados etymologically example expression feminine frequently fruit Germanic Germanic languages glish Greek guest hair hence host HUMERUS Iberian Peninsula incl Indo-European Indo-European root initially Italian large number learned letter literally means masculine meant Medieval Latin Muslim noun Occitan Old English Old French old p.p. OldSp one's orange past participle peluca person plural popular Portuguese pronounced pronunciation rare refer represent Romance languages Section 3.5 SEDERE sense seventeenth century similar sound source of English Spain Spanish and English Spanish speakers Spanish words spelling stop consonants subsequently syllable term tiempo translation tree unrelated verb Visigothic vocabulary vowel Vulgar Latin words ending