Word Pairs
In reference to the discussion in the comments here.
Some more word-pairs in English that mean pretty much the same thing, and are etymologically identical in sense, but one is native and the other is in or from Latin
A more obscure one is:
And a Latin - Greek pair:
And some compound Latin words that have sense-pairs in common English two-word phrases:
Anyone think of more?
Some more word-pairs in English that mean pretty much the same thing, and are etymologically identical in sense, but one is native and the other is in or from Latin
manslaughter - homicide
accident - befall
accuse - gainsay
omnipotent - almighty
preface - forword
annual - yearly
anonymous - nameless
apathetic - unfeeling
vocation - calling
sanctity - holiness
affair - ado
alien - other
A more obscure one is:
companion - mate
And a Latin - Greek pair:
compassion - sympathy
And some compound Latin words that have sense-pairs in common English two-word phrases:
abstain - hold off
accumulate - pile up
admire - wonder at
Anyone think of more?
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