Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

Author:Norman Lewis
Language: eng
Format: mobi, pdf
ISBN: 9780307817495
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 2014-03-17T16:00:00+00:00

4. at large

We discovered magnus, large, big, great, in Chapter 9, in discussing Magnavox (etymologically, “big voice”), and find it again in magniloquent (etymologically, “talking big”). The root occurs in a number of other words:

1. Magnanimous (mag-NAN′-Ə-mƏs)—big-hearted, generous, forgiving (etymologically, “great-minded”). (Magnus plus animus, mind.) We’ll discuss this word in depth in Chapter 12.

2. Magnate (MAG′-nayt)—a person of great power or influence, a big wheel, as a business magnate.

3. Magnify—to make larger, or make seem larger (magnus plus -fy from facio, to make), as in “magnify your problems.”

4. Magnificent—magnus plus fic-, from facio.

5. Magnitude—magnus plus the common noun suffix -tude, as in fortitude, multitude, gratitude, etc.

6. Magnum (as of champagne or wine)—a large bottle, generally two fifths of a gallon.

7. Magnum opus (MAG′-nƏm Ō′-pes)—etymologically, a “big work”; actually, the greatest work, or masterpiece, of an artist, writer, or composer. Opus is the Latin word for work; the plural of opus is used in the English word opera, etymologically, “a number of works,” actually a musical drama containing overture, singing, and other forms of music, i.e., many musical works. The verb form opero, to work, occurs in operate, co-operate, operator, etc.

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