Session 21

Equality
Lets start with the root aequuus, equ- (in English). It leads to words like:
1. equity - justice, fairness; stocks and the financial connotation.

2. inequity : in- + equity - injustice, unfairness; I welcome you to try and invent a financial connotation. Adj. - inequitable
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inequity

3. iniquity - Now this is interesting. Change in a single letter from e to i, and see how the meaning extends far beyond its original denotation. It means wickedness, sinfulness. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/iniquity
Look around, and it will be clearer.

4. equinox : equ + nox, noctis (night) - equal night.
As you must be aware, when day and night are of equal length. It occurs around 20 March in the Northern Hemisphere, and around 23 September in the Southern Hemisphere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox
Adj. - equinoctical
Other words derived from nox:
Nocturnal - Cats, owls and Gyaanis.
Nocturne - A musical composition of dreamy character, or a painting of a night scene.

5. equanimity : aequus + animus (mind) - equal mind.
Maintaining ~ means to maintain your composure, coolness, calmness.

6. equability - Syn. of equanimity.
A person of equable temperament is characteristically calm, serene, unflappable, even-tempered.

7. equilibrium : aequus + libra (balance, weight,, pound) - equal balance.
Libra, the 7th zodiac sign is represented by a pair of scales.
Trivia: I didnt know this. This is the reason the abbreviation for pound is lb, and the symbol is ₤.
An equilibrist is a profession tightrope walker.

Other words - equator, equatiom, equivalent, equidistant, equiangular, equilateral (equi + latus, lateris - side).


Horses for courses
Another root : equus - horse
1. equestrian - someone on a horse, like pedestrian - someone on foot (from paidos)
Also, a sport.
If we have Shweta on a horse, we'll call her an equestrienne.
We also have an equestrian statue (one that depicts horseback riding)

2. equine - descriptive of horses or like a horse, in appearance or characteristics (No comments)


Hear Voices?
1. Equivocal : aequus + vox, vocis (voice)

2. Vociferous : vox (voice) + fero (to bear or carry) - carrying much voice, i.e., loud, noisy, clamorous.
Vociferous demands in Parliament, vociferous anti-Mandal protests, vociferous play of children...
You all know what's vocal, vocalise (to give voice to) and vocalist.

Review:
Prefix, Root, Suffix : Meaning
. aequus (equ-) : equal
. in- : negative prefix
. nox, noctis : night
. animus : mind
. libra : balance, weight, pound
. -ist : person who
. latus, lateris : side
. equus : horse
. -ine : like, descriptive of
. vox, vocis : voice
. fero : to bear, carry

So that's it for the day.
Keep working on the other areas too.
MV