archaism
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
archa-
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
archaism
the use of an archaic words, the imitation of archaic words, technique, etc
古语, 古体, 拟古主义
Dissection of archaism
archaism = archa- (=archae-, ancient) + -ism (suffix for abstract noun, meaning doctrine, condition, action)
archaism = the use of archaic things or words
Now Repeat my Dissection
archaism = the use of archaic things or words
Important roots for this word:
arch
archa-
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
Now please try to dissect the word into the roots that you know yourself in the box below:
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