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Questions about the use of Latin words and phrases in English. For questions purely about Latin, visit our sister site Latin Language Stack Exchange.
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Does the etymology of the word "government" mean "to control the mind"?
First there is –ment from Latin mente, the ablative of mēns “mind”. This is used in French to form adverbs from adjectives, like lentement “slowly”. … Then there is –ment from Latin –mentum, which forms abstract nouns from verbs. …
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Heterogeneous vs. inhomogeneous
There are a fairly large number of English words that are half Greek and half Latin, e.g. sociology (L+G), television (G+L), homosexuality (G+L), etc., etc. …
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Why does "agree" have only one "g"?
Mediaeval Latin aggreare is a back-formation from French. …
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