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Arm means “arm, limb”. Although this word consists of only three letters, it contains a root word “ar-“, which means “to combine”. How can we understand this?
Foreigners believe that the arm is combined with our upper limb through the shoulder joint, so they used a root word that indicates combination, ar-, to create the word arm to mean “arm”.
The m at the end of this word is a result of swapping with the letter n, because when coining words, the letter n is generally added after r.
For example, turn, born, etc., but here due to pronunciation reasons, n is replaced with m, which is one of the letter-swapping phenomena we call the ACS English word formation rules.
So many simple words can also be understood. The word arm can also mean “armrest of a chair”, because the armrest is installed just like an arm. Additionally, arm can also be used as a verb.
For example, arm yourself; it certainly cannot be translated as “arm you”. It should be understood as “to arm oneself”. At this time, the core meaning of the word arm is “to combine”.
To arm yourself means to combine some weapons with yourself, so at this point, the word arm should be translated as “to arm, prepare for battle; equip”, with the core still being the further extension of the root word ar- which means “to combine”.
Now you understand that the word arm not only means arm but also has the verb meaning of “to arm”. By the way, I also explained to you how one word can have multiple meanings in English. If you found it helpful, please like and follow.
Today’s First Word: Armor
The first new word to discuss today is armor, which is created from arm meaning “to arm” by adding a noun suffix or, so armor refers to the “armor or protective gear” that ancient soldiers wore to arm themselves during battles, which you might often see in TV shows.
Today’s Second Word: Army
The second word to discuss today is army, which means “military” and is still related to the word arm meaning “to arm”.
The army is an organized, disciplined, and combat-effective group of people armed with weapons, also referred to as “armed forces”, which is quite easy to understand.
Army
Today’s Third Word: Alarm
The third word alarm, the prefix al- is a variation of the prefix ad-, which means to strengthen the tone, making the meaning of the root word more abstract or extended.
The arm at the end of this word is still related to “arm”. This word refers to the “alarm system” that alerts people to arm themselves when danger approaches.
For example, an air raid alarm is an alarm system that can issue a warning. In daily life, this word also refers to “alarm clock” because it can emit a reminding sound just like an alarm system.
Additionally, the word alarm can also mean “a feeling of fear” or an action that causes fear, which are both extensions of the meaning of “alarm system”.
When you hear the “alarm system” go off, it means danger is coming, which can cause you to feel “fear”. Now you understand why alarm has so many meanings, right?
Last Word: Harmony
The fourth word harmony, the first h in this word has no meaning.
The middle arm- here does not mean arm but is still a variation of the root ar- meaning “to combine”. This means that the m at the end is a kind of double writing of the preceding letter r.
According to word formation rules, it should double as r, but it is generally doubled as n because r-n can be interchangeable. Here, n is replaced with m for pronunciation convenience, which is a series of letter-swapping phenomena.
The on- at the end of harmony is a suffix, and the last letter Y is a final letter, so the core meaning of harmony is still related to “combination”, specifically referring to the interconnectedness of all things or people in an environment, achieving a state of perfect balance.
In Chinese, this is called “harmony, coordination”, for example, people and nature should coexist harmoniously, and this word can be used.
This concludes our discussion today. There aren’t many words, but there are several.
After listening to the explanation, you should have a new understanding of these words, and can remember their multiple meanings and how to use them. This is what vocabulary learning should achieve. Our explanation ends here, see you next time.
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