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=== M-N-O === | === M-N-O === | ||
==== mi-, mys- ==== | ==== mi-, my- mys- ==== | ||
* from Greek '' | * from Greek m''yein'' for "to close, shut" | ||
* = hidden, secret | * = hidden, secret | ||
** thus related to "mute" | ** PIE '''*meue-''' for "silent", thus related to "mute" | ||
* ''mystery, mysterious, mystic'' | * ''mystery, mysterious, mystic'' | ||
* ex. ''myopic'' | |||
** = close + eye (from PIE '''*okw-''' "to see") my- | |||
*** closed, shut | |||
*** from Greek ''myein'' "to shut" | |||
**** with m- negating | |||
==== mis- ==== | ==== mis- ==== | ||
* = | * = badly, wrongly | ||
* misfire, mistake, misunderstand | ** from PIE '''*mei-''' "to change" | ||
* ''misfire, mistake, misunderstand'' | |||
==== mo- ==== | ==== mo- ==== | ||
* from PIE '''*meue-''' "to push away" | * from PIE '''*meue-''' "to push away" | ||
** note that PIE '''*meue-''' has distinct meanings, "abundant" or "push away" | |||
* motor, mobile, move, movement | * motor, mobile, move, movement | ||
* related to | * related to | ||
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* = single, alone | * = single, alone | ||
* ''monolithic, monopoly, monotone'' | * ''monolithic, monopoly, monotone'' | ||
==== myo- ==== | |||
* for "muscle" | |||
* ex. myocarditis = ''myo-'' (muscle) + '''*kertd-''' (heart) | |||
** note that "myo-" here is distinct from "my-" in myopia | |||
==== myr- ==== | ==== myr- ==== | ||
* from PIE '''*meue-''' "abundant" | * from PIE '''*meue-''' "abundant" | ||
* | * ''myriad'' (many, uncountable) | ||
==== of-, op- ==== | ==== of-, op- ==== | ||
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* examples | * examples | ||
** official | ** official | ||
'''''op-''''' | |||
* ''operate, optimist, opulent, opus'' | |||
* also used with '''''c-''''' or '''''co-''''', as in | |||
** ''cooperate, copious, copy'' | |||
=== P-Q-R === | === P-Q-R === | ||