<ichor> “ethereal fluid that serves for blood in the veins of the gods,” from French ichor or Modern Latin ichor, from Greek ikhōr Word Sums Ichor Ichor + s -> ichors Ichor + ous -> ichorous Ichor + Heme + i + a -> ichorhemia Petr + Ichor -> petrichor Morphemes ichor: ethereal fluid that […] More
<morrow> “morning” from Middle English morwe, variant of morwen, from Old English morgen Word Sums Morrow Morrow + s = morrows Morrow + ed = morrowed Morrow + ing = To + Morrow = tomorrow To + Morrow + s = tomorrows To + Morrow + er = tomorrower To + Morrow + er […] More
<aqu> “water” from Latin aqua “water, the sea, rain” Word Sums Aqu + a -> aqua Aqu + a + s -> aquas Aqu + ate + ic -> aquatic Aqu + ate + ic + s -> aquatics Aqu + ate + ic + al + ly -> aquatically Aqu + a + Mare […] More
<birth> “bear offspring,” from Old Norse burðr, byrd, replacing Old English ġebyrd “birth, descent, race; offspring; nature; fate,” from PIE *bhrto past participle of root *bher- “to carry; to bear children” with -th suffix meaning “process” Word Sums Birth Birth + s = births Birth + ed = birthed Birth + ing = birthing Birth […] More
<talc> from Middle French talc, probably from Spanish talco and Medieval Latin talcus, also talcum “talc” from Arabic talq, from Persian talk “talc” (Note: One English spelling rule is to add a k when affixing a suffix that begins with an e, i, or y to a word that ends in c to preserve the […] More
<wint(e)r> Old English winter (plural wintru) “fourth and coldest season of the year” Words Sums Wint(e)r = winter Wint(e)r + s = winters Wint(e)r + ed = wintered Wint(e)r + ing = wintering Wint(e)r + ish = winterish Wint(e)r + y = wintery Wint(e)r + y + er = winterier Wint(e)r + y + est […] More
<solve> “disperse, dissipate, loosen” from Latin solvere Word Sums Solve Solve + s = solves Solve + ed = solved Solve + ing = solving Solve + er = solver Solve + er + s = solvers Solve + ate = solvate Solve + ate + s = solvates Solve + ate + ed = […] More
<lact> “milk” from Latin lac (genitive lactis) “milk” Word Sums Lact + ate = lactate Lact + ate + s = lactates Lact + ate + ed = lactated Lact + ate + ing = lactating Lact + ate + ion = lactation Lact + ate + ion + s = lactations Lact + ate […] More
<ornithe> “bird” from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) Word Sums Ornithe + s = ornithes Ornithe + ic = ornithic Ornithe + ine = ornithine Ornithe + ine + s = ornithines Ornithe + Ischi + a = ornithischia Ornithe + Ischi + an = ornithischian Ornithe + Ischi + an + s = ornithischians […] More
<prince> “ruler of a principality” from Old French prince “prince, noble lord,” from Latin princeps “first man, chief leader; ruler, sovereign,” noun use of adjective meaning “that takes first,” from primus “first,” clip of principle Word Sums Prince Prince + s = princes Prince + ess = princess Prince + ess + es = princesses […] More
<pumpkin> alteration of earlier pumpion, from obsolete French pompon, via Latin from Greek pepōn “large melon” Words Sums Pumpkin Pumpkin + s = pumpkins Pumpkin + y = pumpkiny Pumpkin + Like = pumpkinlike Pumpkin + ish = pumpkinish Pumpkin + Seed = pumpkinseed Pumpkin + Seed + s = pumpkinseeds Pumpkin + Head = […] More
<vace> “empty” from Latin vacāre ” “to lack, empty” Words Sums Vace + ant = vacant Vace + ant + ly = vacantly Vace + ant + ness = vacantness Vace + ant + ness + es = vacantnesses non + Vace + ant = nonvacant Vace + ance + y = vacancy Vace + […] More
