Neoclassical compound

Neoclassical compounds are compound words composed from combining forms (which act as affixes or stems) derived from classical languages (classical Latin or ancient Greek) roots. Neo-Latin comprises many such words and is a substantial component of the technical and scientific lexicon of English and other languages, via international scientific vocabulary (ISV). For example, Greek bio- combines with Latin -graphy to form biography ("life" + "writing/recording"). International scientific vocabulary Neoclassical compounds represent a significant source of Neo-Latin vocabulary. Moreover, since these words are composed from classical languages whose prestige is or was respected throughout the Western European culture, these words typically appear in many different languages. Their widespread use makes technical writing generally accessible to readers who may only have a smattering of the language in which it appears. Not all European languages have been equally receptive to neoclassical technical compounds. German and Russian, for instance, have historically attempted to create their own technical vocabularies from native elements. Usually, these creations are German and Russian calques on the international vocabulary, such as Wasserstoff and "водород" (vodoród) for hydrogen. Like any exercise in language prescription, this endeavour has been only partially successful, so while official German may still speak of a Fernsprecher, public telephones will be labelled with the internationally recognized Telefon. Traditional English pronunciation of Latin These words are compounds formed from Latin and Ancient Greek root words. Ancient Greek words are almost invariably romanized (see transliteration of Ancient Greek into English).

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Hybrid word

A hybrid word or hybridism is a word that etymologically derives from at least two languages. The most common form of hybrid word in English combines Latin and Greek parts. Since many prefixes and suffixes in English are of Latin or Greek etymology, it is straightforward to add a prefix or suffix from one language to an English word that comes from a different language, thus creating a hybrid word. Hybridisms were formerly often considered to be barbarisms. Antacid – from Greek ἀντι- () 'against' and Latin acidus 'acid'; this term dates back to 1732.

Biologie

La biologie (du grec bios « la vie » et logos, « discours ») est la science du vivant. Elle recouvre une partie des sciences de la nature et de l'histoire naturelle des êtres vivants. La vie se présentant sous de nombreuses formes et à des échelles très différentes, la biologie s'étend du niveau moléculaire, à celui de la cellule, puis de l'organisme, jusqu'au niveau de la population et de l'écosystème. vignette|Portrait de Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, 1893.

Neoclassical compound

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