376. In compounds, the fundamental word is usually the second, which has
its meaning qualified by the first.
377. A DIRECT COMPOUND is one formed directly from two parts: as,
#con-iug-#, N. #coniūnx#, _yoke-fellow_ (#com-#, _together_, √#iug-#,
_yoke_); #con-iungere#, _join together_ (#com-#, #iungere#); an INDIRECT
COMPOUND is one formed by the addition of a suffix to a direct compound:
as, #iūdic-io-#, N. #iūudicium#, _trial_ (#iūdic-#): #iūdicā-re#,
_judge_ (#iūdic-#).
378. A REAL COMPOUND is a word whose stem is formed from two stems, or
an inseparable prefix and a stem, fused into one stem; an APPARENT
COMPOUND is formed by the juxtaposition of an inflected word with
another inflected word, a preposition, or an adverb.