Wednesday, October 19, 2011

blog post # 5

Irresistable
ETYMOLOGY:  First used  in 1580, comes from the word resist. 
WORD FORMATION: borrowed word.
MORPHEMES: ir                           resist                     able
                        (prefix)                   (stem)                  (suffix) 
                  bound/derivational     free/lexical         bound/derivational
I.D
ETYMOLOGY:First used in 1955, short term  for identification. 
WORD FORMATION: use as an abbreviation.
MORPHEMES:  i                   d
                      ( Stem)          (prefix)
                     free/lexical  bound/derivational
Assassin 
ETYMOLOGY :First used in 1530, came from Arabic hashishiyyin.
WORD FORMATION: borrowed word.
MORPHEMES: Ass              ass              in
                       ( Stem)         (stem)       (stem)
                       free/lexical   free/lexical  free/lexical
Bio hazard
ETYMOLOGY First used in 1973 combining bio+ hazard.
WORD FORMATION: came from gambling.
MORPHEMES: Bio                                  Hazard
                         (Prefix)                              (stem)
                    bound/derivational               free/lexical
Slushy
ETYMOLOGY: First used in 1791, combining slush+y
WORD FORMATION: as a slang for ship's cook.
MORPHEMES:Slush                  y
                         (stem)              (suffix)
                       free/lexical     bound/derivational

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