PRIMITIVES AND DENOMINATIVES.

198. I. A stem or word formed directly from a root or a verb stem is

called a _Primitive_. II. A stem or word formed from a noun stem is

called a _Denominative_.

(_a._) Primitives: from √#rēg-#, #reg-#, _guide_: #rēx#, stem #rēg-#,

_king_; #rēgnum#, stem #rēg-no-#, _kingdom_; #rēctus#, stem #rēc-to-#,

_guided_; #regere#, stem #reg-e-#, _guide_. From #ōrā-#, stem of

#ōrāre#, _speak_: #ōrātor#, stem #ōrā-tōr-#, _speaker_; #ōrātiō#, stem

#ōrā-tiōn-#, _speech_.

(_b._) Denominatives: from noun stem #rēg-#, _king_: #rēgīna#, stem

#rēg-īnā#, _queen_; #rēgius#, stem #rēg-io-#, #rēgālis#, stem

#rēg-āli-#, _royal_. From #ōrātiōn-#, _speech_: #ōrātiūncula#, stem

#ōrātiūn-culā-#, _little speech_. From #rēg-no-#, _kingdom_: #rēgnāre#,

stem #rēgnā-#, _to rule_. From #iūs#, _law_: #iūrāre#, _swear_, stem

#iūrā# (154).

[Errata:

198a ... #ōrātor#, stem #ōrā-tōr-#

#ōrā tōr-# with invisible hyphen

198b ... #iūrāre#, _swear_, stem #iūrā#

_stem_ #iūrā# in italics]

(A.) FORMATION OF THE NOUN.

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