inflectional+etymology
51thematic — adjective Etymology: Greek thematikos, from themat , thema theme Date: 1697 1. of, relating to, or constituting a theme 2. a. of or relating to the stem of a word b. of a vowel being the last part of a word stem before an inflectional ending •… …
52affix — I. transitive verb Etymology: Latin affixus, past participle of affigere to fasten to, from ad + figere to fasten more at fix Date: 1533 1. to attach physically < affix a stamp to a letter > 2. to attach in any way ; add, append …
53conjugate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English conjugat, from Latin conjugatus, past participle of conjugare to unite, from com + jugare to join, from jugum yoke more at yoke Date: 15th century 1. a. joined together especially in pairs ; coupled b.… …
54feminine — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French feminin, from Latin femininus, from femina woman; akin to Old English delu nipple, Latin filius son, felix, fetus, & fecundus fruitful, felare to suck, Greek thēlē nipple Date: 14th… …
55infix — I. transitive verb Etymology: Latin infixus, past participle of infigere, from in + figere to fasten more at fix Date: 1502 1. to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in 2. to impress firmly in the consciousness or disposition 3. to insert (as… …
56masculine — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English masculin, from Latin masculinus, from masculus, noun, male, diminutive of mas male Date: 14th century 1. a. male b. having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man 2. of, relating to, or… …
57neuter — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English neutre, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French neutre, from Latin neuter, literally, neither, from ne not + uter which of two more at no, whether Date: 14th century 1. a. of, relating to, or constituting… …
58singular — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English singuler, from Anglo French, from Latin singularis, from singulus only one more at single Date: 14th century 1. a. of or relating to a separate person or thing ; individual b. of, relating to, or being a… …
59word — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wort word, Latin verbum, Greek eirein to say, speak, Hittite weriya to call, name Date: before 12th century 1. a. something that is said b. plural (1) talk, discourse …
60zero — I. noun (plural zeros; also zeroes) Etymology: French or Italian; French zéro, from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic ṣifr Date: 1598 1. a. the arithmetical symbol 0 or Ø denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity b.… …
