In article , Pam Moore
writes
Why did you ask?
It's very useful for plant names, crosswords etc.


Pam in Bristol


It's also excellent for knowing the meaning of obscure words if people
are trying to confound you with long words! Once you know the meaning of
the root of a word it's often easy to extrapolate the meaning of the
actual word.
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk