blog post #5

1. Word:Understand
Etymology:Understand:Old English understandan "comprehend, grasp the idea of," probably lit. "stand in the midst of," from under + standan "to stand" (see stand). If this is the meaning, the under is not the usual word meaning "beneath," but from O.E. under, from PIE *nter- "between, among" (cf. Skt. antar "among, between," L. inter "between, among," Gk. entera "intestines;" see inter-).

Word formation:This word is compounding of the two words (under+stand)

Morphemes:Under
(stem)
Free/lexical

Stand
(stem)
Free/lexical

2. Word: Waterfall
Etymology:O.E. wætergefeal; see water (n.1) + fall. Cf. Ger. wasserfall, O.N. vatnfall


Word formation:This word is compounding of the two words (water+fall)

Morphemes:water
(stem)
Free/lexical

Fall
(stem)
Free/lexical

3. Word:answered
Etymilogy:O.E. answarian "to answer;" see answer (n.). Meaning "to respond in antiphony" is from early 15c.; that of "to be responsible for" is early 13c. Related: Answered; answering. The telephone answering machine is from 1961.

Word formation:This word is from borrowing

Morphemes: answer
(stem)
Free/lexical

ed
(suffix)
Bound
Inflectional

4. Word:Fearless:

Etymology: early 15c., from fear + -less. Related: Fearlessly; fearlessness

Morphemes: Fear
(stem)
Free/lexical

Less
(suffix)
Bound
Derivational

5. Word:Unlike

Etymology: c.1200, "not resembling," from un- (1) "not" + like. Cf. O.E. ungelic, O.Fris. unlik, O.N. ulikr, M.Da. ulige.

Morphemes: un
(prefix)
Bound
Derivational

Like
(stem)
Free/lexical