1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by B. A. Hathaway
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It is compound.
73. _Is the word outrun compound or derivative?_ It is derivative. 74. _What is Derivation?_ That branch of etymology which treats of the sources of the words of a language. 75. _How many kinds of Derivation?_ Two. 76. _What are they?_ Paronymous and Historical. 77. _What is Paronymous derivation?_ That part of etymology which treats of present sources of English words. 78. _Give examples of Paronymous derivation._ Kingdom, from king; Manly, from man, etc. 79. _What is Historical derivation?_ That part of etymology which treats of the foreign sources of the English language. 80. _Give examples of Historical derivation._ Book, from boc; Moon, from mona, etc. 81. _When use a, and when an, in a sentence?_ |
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