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Bracae.—Breeches, from O.E. broc, plural brec, derived from a Celtic 
word, from which also came the Latin. 
Bustum.—Fire ;_0.E., fyr; G., feuer. The same root, bus or bur, is 
found in comburo, &e. 
Caclum.—Hole, from O.E. hol, which, however, some derive from helan 
(to cover), 
Calamus. —Haulm, from 0.E. healm ; G., halm. 
Calvus.—Callow, from O.E. calu ; G., kahl. 
Cala.—Heel ; O.E.,*hela. 
Canis. —Hound ; O0.E., hund ; G., hund ; Gothic, hunds. 
Cannabis.—Hemp ; 0.E., henep ; G., hanf. ay 
Cano.—Hen, which is the feminine of O.E. hana (a cock, literally a 
singer) ; G., henne, feminine of hahn. 
Capio.—Have, from O.E. habben ; haft, from O.E. haeft; G., haben, 
heft. 
Caput.—Head ; O.E., heafod ; G., haupt. 
Carpo.—Harvest ; O.E., haerfest ; G., herbst. 
Caulis.—Kail (from the Gaelic). 
Cella. —Hall; O.E., heal, from helan (hide). 
Celo.—Hell, from O.E. helan (hide) ; G., hehlen. 
Centum.—Hundred ; G., hundert. 
Cerebrun.—Harns (Scotch) ; G., hirn (brain) ; gehirn (brains). 
Cervus (the horned one).—Hart, from O.E. heorot (horned); G., hirsch. 
Cieo.—Hie ; O.E., higian. 
Cingo.—Hedge and haw, from O.E. heeg and haga ; G., hag. 
Circus.—Ring, from O.E. hring ; G., ring. 
Civis.—Home, from 0.E. ham or haem; G., heim. Civis was originally 
ceivis (a resident). 
Clamo.—Call ; O.E., ceallian ; Dutch, kallen. 
Claudus.—Halt ; O.E., healt. 
Clepo.—Shop-lifter, from O.E. liftan (steal) ; Gothic, hlifan (steal). 
Clivus.—Lean ; O.E., hliniam ; G., lehnen. 
Clueo.—Listen ; O.E., hiystan. 
Collis.—Hill ; 0.E., Ay/ll. 
Collum—Hawse (hole in ship’s neck) ; G., hals, and O.E., heals (neck). 
Hals was used in English as late as the sixteenth century, and is common 
in Chaucer. Halse (to embrace) is found as late as Spenser. 
Colus.—Clue or clew ; 0.E., cliwe. 
Coquo.--Bake ; 0.E., bacan: G., backen. 
Cor (=cord ).—Heart ; O.E., heort ; G., herz. 
Cornu.—Horn ; G., the same. 
Coxa.—Hock or hough ; 0.E., hoh. 
Cos ( =cots ).—Hone ; 0.E., han. 
- Cratis.—Hurdle ; G., huerde; Gothic, haurds; and cradle, from the 
Celtic. 
Crepo.—Raven ; O.E., hraefn. 
Crinis.—Hair ; O.E., hacer; G., haar. 
Crudus.—Raw ; O.E., hreaw ; G., roh. 
