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FUNDAMENTAL WORDS

OF THE

GREEK LANGUAGE,

ADAPTED TO THE

MEMORY OF THE STUDENT

BY MEANS OF

DERIVATIONS AND DERIVATIVES, PASSAGES FROM THE CLASSICAL

WRITERS, AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS.

BY F. VALPY, M. A.

TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR GEO. B. WHITTAKER,

AVE MARIA LANE.

1826.

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ΤΟ

R. VALPY, D.D. F. A.S.

WHO THROUGH A LONG AND USEFUL LIFE HAS ASSIDUOUSLY AND

SUCCESSFULLY LABORED TO SIMPLIFY THE ELEMENTS OF

CLASSICAL KNOWLEGE,

THIS WORK IS INSCRIBED,

WITH EVERY SENTIMENT OF ESTEEM AND AFFECTION,

BY

THE AUTHOR.

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SHORTLY WILL BE PUBLISHED,

THE

ETYMOLOGY OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE,

AS FAR AS IT IS DERIVED EITHER FROM ITSELF
OR FROM THE GREEK.

Intended chiefly for the higher classes of Grammar Schools.

BY F. VALPY, M. A. TRIN. COLL. CAMB.

(A Specimen of the Work is here subjoined.) Sabbatum, a sabbath: ráß

βατον

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Sabulum, gravelly soil: for satibulum fr. sero, satum, as Sto, Statum, Stabulum. ARENA is thin and barren; SABULUM is more thick and moist, and is more fit for producing seed,'' F. That is, it is more fit for SOWING. Or sabulum is a diminutive of sabus for samus fr. ψάμος, ψάμμος, sand

Saburra, sand for ballast: fr. sabulum. Some trace it to Celt. sabr

Saccharum, sugar: cáxxagov
Saccus, a sack: σáxxos
Sacer, sacred: for sager fr.
ayos, purity. S as, Sex

Sacerdos, a priest fr. sacer. Compare Dulcedo, Viridis, Pallidus. Or fr. sacra do

Sacrilegus, sacrilegious: qui sacra legit. Vel quæ sublegi tacitus tibi carmina nuper,' Virg. Sæculum, an age: for secuculum or seququlum fr. sequor, from one age following or succeeding another. Or a diminutive of sacum fr. aiwv, (an age)

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wh. aum, aCum, (as σréos, speCus), sacum (as pw, Sero)

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Sæpe, often: fr. sæpes or sepes, a hedge. A rustic word of ancient date; for, as (sæpes) a hedge is thick, they expressed OFTEN by sæpe, thickly,' S.

Sapes: See Sepes

*Savus, cruel: 'for scavus,' V. F. Scavus is, untoward, perverse; was savus primarily applied to one of untoward, peevish, angry, harsh temper? From σeuw, I am furious,' A.

Saga, a wise woman, witch; sagax, quick-scented; applied to the mind, sagacious: from sagio, (wh. præsagio,) I have keen perception or discernment

Sagena, a fishing net: σayŋŋ Sagina, meat for cramming animals: fr. σαγῶ, f. 2. οἱ σάττω, I cram, stuff

Sagitta, a dart: fr. axiory, pointed, fr. axilw. Acista, acitta, (as TT for loτıç) sacitta (as eg, Sero), sagitta. V. compares Segesta fr. 'Axéστu

Sagmen, vervain, herba pura: for sagimen fr. ayios, pure

'Est arena hinc inde jacta sparsaque et quasi SEMINATA,' V. 2 Comp. avum fr. alwv.

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