Neoclassical compounds represent a significant source of Neo-Latin vocabulary. Moreover, since these words are composed from classical languages whose prestige is or was respected throughout the Western European … 展开

English began incorporating many of these words in the sixteenth century; geography first appeared in an English text in 1535. Other early adopted words … 展开

There are hundreds of neoclassical compounds in English and other European languages. As traditionally defined, combining forms cannot stand alone as free words, but there are many exceptions to this rule, and in the late 20th century such forms are … 展开

These words are compounds formed from Latin and Ancient Greek root words. Ancient Greek words are almost invariably romanized (see transliteration of Ancient Greek into English). In English:
• Ancient Greek αι becomes e or æ/ae;
• Ancient … 展开

Many such words, such as thermometer, dinosaur, rhinoceros, and rhododendron, are thoroughly incorporated into the English lexicon and are … 展开

Most dictionaries follow the Oxford English Dictionary in using combining form (comb. form) to label such classical elements. In appendices to dictionaries … 展开

Conservative philological tradition
From the Renaissance until the mid-20th century, the concept of derivational purity has often regulated the … 展开