enormous
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
-ous
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
enormous
very much exceeding the usual size, number or degree; of great size; huge; vast; immense
巨大的, 庞大的
Dissection of enormous
enormous = e- (out of) + norm (rule) + -ous (full of);
enormous = out of rule; very wicked;
enormous = extended further to mean exceeding the usual size
Now Repeat my Dissection
enormous = out of rule; very wicked;
enormous = extended further to mean exceeding the usual size
Important roots for this word:
e-
-ous
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
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