Agnosticism
The word gnosis is the Greek for "knowledge." In words of Greek derivation the prefix a is a privative, that is -- it gives the word a negative sense. ...

ScienceDirect - Human Pathology : Teaching of pathology at more ...
explain the meaning of medical terminology (“they do not understand the words of Latin and Greek derivation!�), be enthusiastic (tell a lot of anecdotes and ...

Jeremy Bentham
At Westminster school he obtained a reputation for Greek and Latin verse writing; .... especially those of Greek derivation, have taken no root in it. ...

Writing tight
Of course you cannot -- and should not -- drop all words of Latin or Greek derivation from your work. Many times they will be perfect. ...

Phosphorus
One form of phosphorus (white phosphorus) emits a faint glow upon exposure to oxygen (hence its Greek derivation and the Latin 'light-bearer', ...

Christian Science Monitor Blog | Verbal Energy Archive October, 2005
It's because of that quirky "epi" prefix, common enough in words of Greek derivation, but not easily explained in English with a single term. ...

History of the Runes
Cases have been made for both Latin and Greek derivation, and several scholars are once again arguing in favour of both these theories. ...

PEP Web - Metapsychological Analysis of a Parapraxis
"terra" and "con," both of which she thought to be of Greek derivation, wrongly as it turned out. "Terra," she said, meant "earth" as in "terra firma," and ...

1947�1948Antarctic Expedition (hereafter referred to as USN) by ...
It is of Greek derivation (see Brown's lexicon) from toretos, bored. or pierced, and cheilos (neuter noun), lip or rim. Type species: Toretocheilunt ...