
Derivation
Word Formation
Understand how adding prefixes or suffixes changes meaning.
'Unhappiness' comes from adding 'un-' for negation and '-ness' for state to 'happy'.
Common Roots
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Both 'derive' and 'derivation' share the root 'de-', indicating a process. Compare with
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