Cognates, Prefixes & Suffixes Hernández Hernández Raúl 602-A

Cognates Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. In etymology, the cognate category excludes doublets and loan words. The word cognate derives from the Latin noun cognatus, which means "blood relative".

Example English Spanish Curious Curioso Delicious Delicioso Glorious Words that end in –ous change to –oso Words that end in –al are usually the same in English English Spanish Curious Curioso Delicious Delicioso Glorious Glorioso Mysterious Misterioso Numerous Numeroso Precious Precioso Religious Religioso Tedious Tedioso English Spanish Hospital Medical Animal Casual Digital Final Ideal Tropical

Example English Spanish Act Acto Exact Exacto Correct Correcto Insect Words that end in –ct change to –cto Words that end in –ance change to –ancia English Spanish Act Acto Exact Exacto Correct Correcto Insect Insecto Dialect Dialecto Perfect Perfecto Product Producto Conflict Conflicto English Spanish Ambulance Ambulancia France Francia Distance Distancia Tolerance Tolerancia Elegance Elegancia Importance Importancia Abundance Abundancia

Words that end in –ic change to –ico Example Words that end in –ic change to –ico English Spanish Alcoholic Alcohólico Basic Básico Fantastic Fantástico Generic Genérico Medic Médico Organic Orgánico Panic Pánico Romantic Romántico

Prefixes A prefix is a group of letters placed before the root of a word. For example, the word "unhappy" consists of the prefix "un-" [which means "not"] combined with the root (stem) word "happy"; the word "unhappy" means "not happy."

Prefixes

Suffixes A suffix is a group of letters placed after the root of a word. For example, the word flavorless consists of the root word "flavor" combined with the suffix "-less" [which means "without"]; the word "flavorless" means "having no flavor."

Suffixes

References http://www.dictionary.com/browse/prefix http://www.linguasorb.com/spanish/cognates/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/grammar/prefixsuffix/ Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) Oxford. 2010 889 Pages