ENGLISH ROOT WORD: caust-, calm- from Greek kaiein, kaustos, kautos, kaustikos), kausis, kauma

 

【caust-, calm-】 are word -forming element
usually meaning "burn"
from Greek "kaiein, kaustos, kautos, kaustikos), kausis, kauma"

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[WORD ROOT]root caust
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] calm, caust
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) kaiein, kaustos, kautos, kaustikos), kausis, kauma
[MEANING]root burn

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 kaiein to burn
• 【Greek】 kaustos
• 【Greek】 kautos
• 【Greek】 kaustikos)
• 【Greek】 kausis
• 【Greek】 kauma [from kaiein] heat (of the day)

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

calm, calmly, caust, caustic, ink

 

 

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

calm [adjective] from calm < caust
【DEFINITION】 A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 windless, without motion or agitation;
【VARIATIONs】 비교; calm < calmer < calmest
【DERIVATIVEs】 calmly, calm
【ROOTs】 calm(caust); burn

calmly [adverb] from calm < caust
【DEFINITION】 You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation.
【DERIVATIVEs】 calmly, calm
【ROOTs】 ⑴ calm(caust); burn ⑵ ly; adverb suffix

caust [combining form] from caust
【DEFINITION】 to burn
【ROOTs】 caust; burn

caustic [adjective] from caust
【DEFINITION】 Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 capable of burning or destroying organic tissue, corrosive,
【DERIVATIVEs】 caustical, caustically, causticity, causticness, caustic
【SYNONYM】 scathing, corrosive
【ROOTs】 ⑴ caust; burn ⑵ ic; adjective suffix

ink [noun] from ink < caust
【PRIMARY MEANING】 the black liquor with which men write
【pl.】 inks
【DERIVATIVEs】 inker, inky, ink
【ROOTs】 ⑴ en; in, into ⑵ caust; burn

 

 

Other word list containing caust-, calm-; holocaust, catacaustic, causalgia, causalgic, cauter, cauterize, cautery, diacaustic, encaustic, hypocaust

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

caus, cuse
cata-, cath-, cat-
cast-
carbo-, carb-
capt-, ceive-, cept-
car
care
cardio-
cast
caps

ENGLISH ROOT WORD: caus, cuse from Latin causa

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