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root word of euphemism


Sagot :

Answer:

eu-, meaning " good " phēmē-, meaning "to speak"

Explanation:

EUPHEMISM DERIVES FROM THE GREEK EUPHEMOS WHIC MEANS "auspicious, sounding good. THE FIRST PART OF THAT ROOT IS THE GREEK PREFIX eu -meaning "good" . THE SECOND PART IS phēmē, A GREEK WORD FOR "speech" THAT IS ITSELF A DERATIVE OF THE VERB PHANAI, MEANING " to speak".