From a Dutch word, Bamboe' imported from Malay as 'Samambu' in the 1590's
the original meaning is a frozen dog
Separate a word into two words going letter by letter until the two words you created are actually words in whatever language the original word was. :) Butterfly: Butter & fly! Keyboard: Key & board! ~Megan~ By your definition then, the words season and bamboo would be compound words, but they aren't. Sea + son = season or bam + boo = bamboo. The thing to remember is even though there may be two separate words within the word, if the original word was already one word, then it isn't a compound. season...is a word without separation of sea and son. Bamboo is a word without separation of bam and boo.
Treatise
beautiful
story, fable, word
The original meaning of the word abuse is " to use". It comes from the Latin word Abusus, meaning "misuse or to use". This word has been in many different languages but the meaning still seems to be to use something badly, be it power, people or animals.
anithpaty
guild or corporation
To make Holy
bareable ugly
The Greek word 'Chloros' meaning "greenish-yellow"
The original meaning of the word "ostlerly" referred to work or behavior associated with an ostler, who was a person responsible for the care of horses at an inn or stable.