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| introspection |
| Syllabication: | in·tro·spec·tion |
| Function: | noun |
Etymology:
| Latin introspectionem, from introspectus, pp. of introspicere "to look into, look at," from intro- 'inward" + specere "to look at" |
| Date: | 1677 |
| Links: | examination and consideration of your own ideas, thoughts and feelings |
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| Compartmentalization |
| Syllabication: | com·part·men·tal·ize·a·tion |
| Function: | verb, noun |
| Etymology: | French |
| Date: | 1564 |
Links:
| from French (c. 1400-c.1600) compartiment "part partitioned off," through Italian compartimento, from Late Latin (c.300-c.700) compartiri "to divide," from com- intensive prefix + partis, gen. of pars "part", English to separate into isolated compartments or categories, a mild state of dissociation |
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| Historia |
| Syllabication: | His·tor·ia |
| Function: | noun |
| Etymology: | Latin and Ancient Greek |
| Date: | 1390 |
Links:
| from Latin historia "narrative, account, tale, story," from Ancient Greek historia "a learning or knowing by inquiry, history, record, narrative, differentiated from story" |
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| Precoetanean |
| Syllabication: | Pre·co·e·ta·ne·an |
| Function: | noun |
Etymology:
| Indo-European, the family of languages that includes most of the languages of modern Europe (English being among them) |
| Date: | 1913 Webster's Revised Unabridged |
Links:
| Older Than Dirt, one contemporary with, but older than, another. A few languages distinguish words for "old" (vs. young) from words for "old" (vs. new), and some have separate words for aged persons as opposed to old things. |
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