Voc-o (vocat-um), I call.—Convoke, to call together; convocation, a meeting which has been called together; revoke, to call back; vocal, calling—that is, having a voice; voice, that by which one calls; vociferate.
Volv-o (volut-um), I roll.—Convolution, a rolling together; revolve, to roll round; involve, to roll into.
[11.] THE BRANCHING OF WORDS FROM ENGLISH STEMS.
Bac-an, to bake.—Bake; baker; baxter (bakester), a woman who bakes; batch, what is baked.
Beat-an, to strike.—Bat, an instrument to strike a ball with; beetle, an instrument to beat clothes with.
Ber-an, to carry.—Bearer; burden; barrow, that on which something is borne; bier, that on which a corpse is borne; forbear, to bear forth or off, hence to abstain; overbear, to bear over, to overpower.
Brec-an, to break.—Break, an instrument for breaking the speed of a train; breach, a break in a wall; brook, a stream which breaks from the ground.
Brinn-an, to burn.—Burn; brown is the burnt colour; brand, a mark made by burning; brandy, a drink made by burning wine; brunt, the burning or hottest part of a fight; brimstone, burning stone (a name for sulphur); brindled, striped with brown; bran new [=brand new].
Drag-an, to pull.—Drag; draw, another form of drag; dray, a kind of cart which is drawn along; draught, what is drawn; draft, a cheque drawn on a banker; drain, a ditch for drawing off water; drawl, to keep drawing out one’s words.
Far-an, to go.—Far, that which requires much going to reach; farewell, go well! fieldfare, a bird which goes in the fields; thoroughfare, a place where people go through; ford, a place in a river where one can go across on foot; ferry, a place in a river where one can go over in a boat; fare, the money paid for going.