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[] *eredh- "high"

*eredh- "high"

Eng arduous
Latin arduus "high, steep," also figuratively, "difficult, hard to reach,"

Greek ortho-, stem of orthos"straight, true, correct, regular,"

[] *dher- "to hold firmly, support." 🏢💺 ┬┴┬┴┤

*dher- "to hold firmly, support." 🏢💺 ┬┴┬┴┤

Greek Darius,
Old Persian Darayavaus "he who holds firm the good,"

Eng farm "cultivated land (1520s), fixed payment (usually in exchange for taxes collected, etc.), fixed rent,"
Old French ferme "a rent, lease" (13c.), from Medieval Latin firma "fixed payment,"
Latin firmare "to fix, settle, confirm, strengthen,"
firmus

Latin firmus "strong, steadfast, enduring, stable," figuratively "constant, steadfast, trusty, faithful,"

[] *ghredh- "to walk, go"

*ghredh- "to walk, go"

Latin progressus "a going forward," from past participle of progredi "go forward," from pro"forward" (see pro-) + gradi

[] *pau- "to cut, strike, stamp"

*pau- "to cut, strike, stamp"

Eng account "counting; reckoning of money received and paid, detailed statement of funds owed or spent or property held,"
Old French acont "(financial) account, reckoning, terminal payment," from a "to" (see ad-) + cont "counting, reckoning of money to be paid,"

Eng count
Old French conter "add up; tell a story,"
Latin computare "to count, sum up, reckon together," = com- + putare "to reckon,"

Latin amputatus, past participle of amputare "to cut off, lop off; cut around, to prune," = *ambhi- "around" + putare "to prune

Latin reputationem (nominative reputatio) "consideration, a thinking over," noun of action from past participle stem of reputare "reflect upon, reckon, count over," from re- "repeatedly" (see re-) + putare

[] *re- "to reason, count"

*re- "to reason, count"

Old French rate "price, value" and directly from Medieval Latin rata (pars) "fixed (amount)," from Latin rata "fixed, settled," fem. past participle of reri "to reckon, think"

[] *ghabh- "to give or receive"

*ghabh- "to give or receive"

Eng due "customary, regular;" mid-14c., "owing, payable,"
Old French deu, (past participle)
devoir "to owe,"
Latin debere "to owe, keep something away from someone" = de- + habere

[] *ndher- "under"

*ndher- "under"

Latin infernus "lower,"
infra"below"

Old English under (prep.)
Proto-Germanic *under-

[] *uper "over."

*uper "over."

Old English ofer "beyond, above, upon, in, across, past; on high,"
Proto-Germanic *uberi

[] reup-, reub- "to snatch." reup-, reub- "to snatch."

*reup- "to snatch"

Latin ruptura "the breaking (of an arm or leg), fracture," from past participle stem of rumpere "to break,"

"tear apart," c. 1400, probably of North Sea Germanic origin (compare Flemish rippen "strip off roughly," Frisian rippe "to tear, rip") or else from a Scandinavian source (compare Swedish reppa, Danish rippe "to tear, rip"). In either case, from Proto-Germanic *rupjan-

Latin abruptus "broken off," also "precipitous, steep" (as a cliff), also "disconnected," past participle of abrumpere "break off," from ab "off, away from" (see ab-) + rumpere "to break,"

Latin disruptionem (nominative disruptio) "a breaking asunder," noun of action from past participle stem of disrumpere "break apart, split, shatter, break to pieces," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + rumpere

[] *dheigh- "to form, build" 🏢🏗

*dheigh- "to form, build."🏢🏗

Old French figure "shape, body; form of a word; figure of speech; symbol, allegory"
Latin figura "a shape, form, figure; quality, kind, style; figure of speech,"

[] *pri- "to love" ♥

*pri- "to love" ♥

Eng friend
Old English freond
Proto-Germanic *frijand- "lover, friend"
PIE *priy-ont-, "loving" (present participle)

Old French affrai, effrei, esfrei "disturbance, fright,"
esfreer (v.) "to worry, concern, trouble, disturb,"
Vulgar Latin *exfridare "to take out of peace." = ex + fridare
Frankish *frithu "peace,"
Proto-Germanic *frithuz "peace, consideration, forbearance"

[] *sekw- "to follow"

*sekw- "to follow"

Anglo-French pursuer and directly from Old French poursuir (Modern French poursuivre), variant of porsivre "to chase, pursue, follow; continue, carry on," from Vulgar Latin *prosequare, from Latin prosequi "follow, accompany, attend; follow after, escort; follow up, pursue," = pro- + sequi

[] *ger- "to gather." 🤠🐄🐄🐄

*ger- "to gather." 🤠🐄🐄🐄

Latin aggregatus "associated, united," past participle of aggregare "add to (a flock), lead to a flock, bring together (in a flock)," figuratively "attach, join, include; collect, bring together," from ad "to" (see ad-) + gregare "to collect into a flock, gather," from grex (genitive gregis) "a flock,"

[] *plak- "to strike"

*plak- "to strike."

Eng plague
Mid Eng plage, "affliction, calamity, evil, scourge; malignant disease,"
Old French plage (14c.),
Late Latin plaga "pestilence,"
Latin plaga "stroke, wound,"
?plangere "to strike, lament (by beating the breast)"

[] *men- "to think." 🤔💭

*men- "to think." 🤔💭

Latin mentionem (nominative mentio) "a calling to mind, a speaking of, a making mention," from root of Old Latin minisci "to think," related to mens (genitive mentis) "mind,"

*steig- "to stick; pointed"

*steig- "to stick; pointed"

Eng stick
Old English stician "to pierce, stab, transfix, goad," also "to remain embedded, stay fixed, be fastened," from Proto-Germanic *stik- "pierce, prick, be sharp"

Eng distinguish
Latin distinguere "to separate between, keep separate, mark off, distinguish, separate by pricking," from dis- + -stinguere "to prick"

Eng extinguish
Latin extinguere/exstinguere "quench, put out (what is burning), wipe out, obliterate," from ex- + stinguere "quench,"

[] *bhendh- "to bind" ➰

*bhendh- "to bind." ➰

Eng band "a flat strip, something that binds; an organized group (late 15c); group of musicians (c. 1660)"
Middle English bende
(Old English bend "bond, fetter, shackle, chain, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown" + Old Norse band + Old French bande "strip, edge, side")
Proto-Germanic *bindan

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