Paramount: 1531; Comes from the Anglo French word "above" which can mean in place of or order. Also in 1339 the old French world in which it is broken down into par- "by" amont- "up." In addition the latin phrase "per ad montem" means to the hill.
Ok so I know thats a lot, but I was not sure which one to put--- ANY IMPUT MRS. MOON?
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Malleable: Latin "malleare"-to beat with a hammer; capable of being adapted
Paramount: 1531; Comes from the Anglo French word "above" which can mean in place of or order. Also in 1339 the old French world in which it is broken down into par- "by" amont- "up." In addition the latin phrase "per ad montem" means to the hill.
Ok so I know thats a lot, but I was not sure which one to put--- ANY IMPUT MRS. MOON?
nondescript (Latin): Meaning not easily described or classified.
Kathryn (and everyone), I would go with the oldest meaning and the Latin one.
PS--Everyone's etymology isn't due until Wednesday at 10 pm. I think we got it wrong in class today!
ignominious: 1526 from the Latin word "ignominiosus" meaning disgraceful, shameful
Quotidian - "daily,"
mid-14c.
from Latin quotidianus "daily,"
from Latin quotus "how many, which in order or number" + dies "day"
Undulating: from latin; "undulatus" and "undula", which means "small wave"
Bequeath - from Middle English. "becwethan"
"be" + "cweathan," which means say.
'mariaporque'
from spanish
means "yellow fish"
She's going to kill you Julian. Haha.
Cupidity: 1400s. From the Latin word "Cupiditas" meaning desire.
Eschew:
From Middle English, from Anglo-French eschiver (third-person present eschiu) of Germanic origin.
1599, William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor:
What cannot be eschew’d must be embrac’d.
From Frankish *skiuhan "dread, avoid, shun"
From Allison (who is still having blog issues):
diatribe;a wearing away (of time); dia-"away" + tribein "to wear, rub." 1581, Greek. 1804, French
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