2016-02-01

Etymology_2

Etymology_2

LANGUAGE 201602 pNECROetymology

Recapitulation [ree-kuh-pich-uh-*ley-shuh n]

  • a summarizing
  • re ; “again ” 
    • re- : repetition, restoration
      • restoration :
      • undo [uhn-DOO] : to reverse the doing of 
        • ex; Murder once done can never be undone.
  • capitulum [(kə-pĭch’ə-ləm) ] : main part 
    • ”little head”
    • chapter : [chap-ter] main division of a book 
      • division : [dih-*vizh-uh n] : the act of dividing 
        • ex: A division of Iraq may be the best outcome
      • diminutive of caput –> later

chapter

  • chapter ( of a book ), article ( of a treaty* ), chapter (of a cathedreal*)
  • main division of a book 
    • division -> later
  • Sense of “local branch” (1815) is from cathedral sense (late 15c.), which seems to trace to convocations of canons at cathedral /kəˈθiːdrəl/ churches, during which the rules of the order by chapter, or a chapter (capitulum) of Scripture, were read aloud to the assembled. 
    • convocation : A large formal assembly of people. [kon-vuh-*key-shuh n]
    • trace : [treys] : to follow the footprints, track, or traces of.
    • canon1 /ˈkænən/ : a generally accepted rule

division [dih-*vizh-uh n]

  • divide; 
    dividere (디비드리): to force apart , *cleave, distribute ” 
    • dis- ” apart” + -videre(bi Deer;E) ” to separate ” 
      • weidh-(we Ii-d;E) ; related ; widow ( PIE root ) * 
        • PIE : Proto-Indo_European root. ( Whatt..?) *

diminutive [dih-*min-yuh-tiv]

  • extremely small
  • diminish [dih-min-ish] ; to make small 
    • deminuere + minish
    • deminuere [ di *mie nuh r; E] ; lesson –> break into small pieces 
      • de- “completely ” + minuere [Men yr;E] “make samll”

treaty [*tree-tee]

  • an official written agreement between two or more countries.
  • treat 
    • ”negotiate, bargain, deal with” 
      • tractar[ *track-tr ] : drag about, tug, haul, pull violently
      • related : tract (n1) *
    • “To entertain with food and drink without expense to the recipient[ri*Cie pe-ant;E ] by way of compliment or kindness (or bribery [ *bra - e - bary ])”
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