impose, imposture, interpose, oppose, propose, purpose, (for perpose,) suppose, transpose.-Post, (that which is laid, and therefore past or gone,) behind, after; hence posterior, posterity.-Post-meridian, (see DEUS,) postpone, postscript, (see SCRIBO,) posthumous, (see HUMUS.)-Preposterous.

POPULUS, a nation, people.

People, popular, population, depopulate.-Publicus, for populicus, among the people; hence public, publish, publication.

PORTO, I carry.

Porter.-Comport, export, import, important, report, support, transport.-Portus, a place to carry ships into; hence port, opportunity.—Importunus, harbourless, unseasonable; hence importune, importunity.

PREHENDO, 1 seize, take hold of.—PREHENSUS, seized.

Apprehend, apprehension, comprehend, izcomprehensible, reprehend.

PREMO, I press.-PRESSUS, pressed. Press.-Compress, depress, express, oppress, repress,

suppress.

is the Latin expression for "I place;" that positus means "placed;" and postis or post, the "thing placed;" they can surely, by the aid of a little reflection, trace the connection between these various expressions. For the thing placed may be either a piece of timber, or a military station. To post, may express the placing of things in a book, or it may mean to go from one thing that is placed to another thing that is placed, (that is, from one post-house to another post-house); and as this is usually done with celerity, to post, is defined, "to travel with speed."

PRETIUM or PRECIUM, reward. Price.-Precious, for pretiosus, of great price.-Appreciale, depreciate.

PROBUS, good.

Probity.-Prove, for probo, I make trial in order to know if a thing be good; hence probation.-Probable, for probabilis, that which may be proved.—Approve, approbation, disapprove, disapprobation, improve, reprove, reprobate.

PUTO, I think.

Dispute, disputation, impute, reputation.

Q.

QUERO or QUESO, I seek.-QUÆSITUS, seeked.

[Quero is changed into Quiro, and Quæsitus into Quisitus, when compounded.]

QUEST, question.-Acquire, acquisition, disquisition, inquire or enquire, inquisition, perquisite, require, requisition.

QUATIO, I shake.—QUASSUS, shaken. [Quatio is changed into Cutio, and Quassus into Cussus, when compounded.]

Quash.-Concussion, discuss, discussion, percussion.

QUIES or QUIETUS, rest.—QUIESCO, 1 um

quiet.

Quiet, quit, quietude. Disquietude, inquietude.— Acquiesce.

R.

REGO, I govern.-REXI, I have governed.RECTUS, governed.

[Rego is changed into Rigo, when compounded.] RECTOR, the person who rules.-Right, for rectum, a straight line; rectitude, regimen, regiment, region.Regal, for regalis, (rex, regis, the person who rules, that is, the king,) belonging to the king.-Interregnum, (inter, between.)-Regular, for regularis, made according to rule; regulate.-Correct, corrigible, incorrigible, direct, erect.-Surgo, surrexi, (for sub, under, and rigo,) I straighten from under, that is, I rise; hence insurrection, insurgent, resurrection.

RUMPO, I break.-RUPTUS, broken.

Abrupt, corrupt, incorrupt, eruption, interrupt, irruption. -Bankrupt.

RUDIS, clownish, ignorant.

Rude.-Erudio, I rescue from ignorance, hence erudite, erudition.-Rudiments, the first rules of learning.

S.

SACER, SACRA, SACRUM, holy.--SACRO, I make holy.

SACRED.-Sacrifice, (see FACIO.)--Consecrate, execrate. -Sacrilege, for sacrilegus, (lego, I gather,) he who gathers or steals holy things.

SALIO or SALTO, I jump.

[Salio or Salto is changed into Silio or Sulto, when com

pounded.]

Consult*, desultory, assault, exult, insult, result.

SCANDO, I mount.-SCANSUS, mounted. Ascend, ascent, ascension, descend, descent, condescend, condescension, transcend, transcendent.

SCINDO, I cut, tear.-SCISSUS, cut.

Scissars. Incission, incisive.-Rescind.

SCIO, I know.

Science, for scientia, that which is known.--Conscious, conscience, prescience.-Omniscience.

SCRIBO, I write.-SCRIPTUS, written. Scribe, scribble, scripture.-Manuscript, postscript.Ascribe, circumscribe, describe, description, inscribe, inscription, prescribe, prescription, proscribe, proscription, subscribe, subscription, superscription, transcribe.

SECO, I cut, separate.-SECTUS, cut.

Section. Dissect, insect, intersect.-Sex, from sexus, (for secus,) a division.-Sect †, probably from secta, a party of men cut off from the general body, and following some particular master, or united in some

* Consult is probably from salio, "I salt." It is the property of salt to preserve; hence by analogy, to consult, is to consider the means necessary to preserve or protect our interest.

Etymologists are divided in opinion whether sect be from seco, or from sequor, secutus, I follow.

tenets of religion or philosophy.-Seculum, a divison of time, an age, people of the age, that is, people of this world; hence secularity, which means attention to things of the present life; and secular, relating to worldly matters, as "the secular powers" opposed to the spiritual powers.

SEDES, a seat.—SEDEO or SIDEO, I sit, rest.— SESSUS, rested.

[Sedeo is changed into Sido, when compounded.] Session.-Sedate, sedentary.-Assiduous, insiduous.Possess, from possideo, (for potes *-sideo,) I sit in power over a thing.-Preside, reside, residuum, subside, subsidy, for subsidium.-As explanations of the adjective sedulous, (from sedulus,) we find "honest, diligent, painful." [What connection is there between these words? and what reference have they to Sedes? Sedes signifies not only a seat, in the usual sense of the word, but also a base or foundation. In the first instance sedulus was doubtless understood to mean, that which has a base to be depended on; and was applied to a person who could be depended upon for honesty and carefulness. Excess of diligence may become painful.] SENTIO, I feel, perceive, I think.—SENSUS, felt. Assent, consent, dissent, dissension,dissenter.-Sensation, sense, sensibility, sensitive, sensual, sensorium, sensuality, sentient, sentiment. The meaning of the last nine words may be readily conceived by the aid of a common dictionary; but for the explanation of sentence, (for sententia,) we find "a determination or decision, as of a judge, a maxim, a short paragraph." [How is this? Sentence may be either the expression of what is felt, or that which contains the expression of what is felt, perceived, or determined.]

Potes is from potestas, power.