f them, however, especially those derived
from foreign languages, and coming into extensive use, are so corrupted or
disguised, as greatly to obscure the derivation.

The following are examples:

1. CHURCH and KIRK: (Anglo-Sax. _circ_ and _cyric_, Germ. _kirche_, old
Germ. _chirihha_, Gr. [Greek: kyriakon], as if _the Lord's house_, derived
from [Greek: kyrios], _the Lord_, and this from [Greek: kyros], _power_,
_authority_;) a Christian temple.

2. CLOWN: (Lat. _colonus_, from the root _col_, to cultivate;) a rustic.
Compare Germ. _Koeln_ from Lat. _Colonia Agrippina_; also Lat. _patronus_
from _pater_.

3. DROPSY: (Fr. _hydropisie_, Portug. and Span. _hidropesia_, Ital.
_idropisia_, Lat. _hydrops_ and _hydropisis_, Gr. [Greek: hydrops],
derived from [Greek: hydor], water;) a corruption of _hydropsy_, an
unnatural collection of water in the body.

4. PARCHMENT: (Fr. _parchemin_, Portug. _pergaminho_, Span. _pergamino_,
Ital. _pergamena_; also Germ. and Dutch _pergament_; Lat. _pergamena_,
scil. _charta_, Gr. [Greek: Pergamene], scil. [Greek: Charte], from
_Pergamus_, a city of Asia Minor;) skin prepared for writing.

5. PERIWIG and PERUKE: (Fr. _perruque_, Span. _peluca_, Ital. _parruca_;
also Germ. _perrucke_, Dutch _parruik_, Swed. _peruk_, Dan. _perryk_, Tr.
_percabhaic_, Gael. _pior-bhuic_; from Lat. _pilus_;) an artificial cap of
hair.

6. PRIEST: (Anglo-Sax. _priost_, _preost_, Germ. and Dutch _priester_,
Iceland _prestr_, Dan. and Swed. _praest_; also old Fr. _prestre_, Fr.
_pretre_, Portug. _presbytero_, Span. _presbitero_, Ital. _prete_, Latin
_presbyter_, Gr. [Greek: presbyteros], comparative of [Greek: presbys],
old;) one who officiates in sacred offices.

7. RICKETS: (Fr. _rachitis_, Portug. _rachitis_, Span. _raquitis_, Lat.
_rachitis_, Gr. [Greek: rhachitis], from [Greek: rhachis], the back or
spine;) a disease of children.

8. SCIATICA: (Fr. _sciatique_, Portug. _sciatica_, _ciatica_, Span.
_ciatica_, Ital. _sciatica_, Lat. _ischias_, gen. _adis_, Gr. [Greek:
ischias], gen. [Greek: ados], from [Greek: ischion], the hip;) the
hip-gout.

9. SUCH: (Anglo-Sax. _swilc_, Meso-Goth. _swaleiks_, old Germ. _solih_,
Germ. _solcher_; composed of _swa_ or _so_, the ancient modal case of the
demonstrative pronoun, and the ancient form of Eng. _like_;) a
demonstrative adjective of quality, denoting _of that kind_ or _sort_.

10. WHICH: (Anglo-Sax. _hulic_, _hwylc_, _hwilc_, _hwelc_, Meso-Goth.
_hweleiks_