Lindsay: An Etymological Study 
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Source Word Value Rank First Group Second Group 
defense defender 
fence defenseless 
offend defensive 
offense fender 
infest 
inoffensive 
offender 
offensive 
feria. (i). . .1. . . .508 fair 
ferire 9. . .1. . . .489 interfere 
ferre C. . . .591. .34 4. . . .confer circumstance 
conference defer 
differ indifference 
difference indifferent 
different infer 
elate legislate 
legislature legislation 
offer legislative 
prefer preference 
refer preferment 
reference 1 . . .'.prelate 
relate proffer 
relation relationship 
relative sufferance 
suffer sufferer 
transfer superlative 
translate translation 
ferrum T (i). . .1. . . .508 fret 
fertilis L 37. . .4 384. . . .fertile fertility 
[ferre] fertilize 
fertilizer 
ferus C 50. . .3. . . .329. . . .fierce ferocious 
fierceness 
fervere V 10. . .2. . . .485 fervent 
fervor 
festus V 68. . .5. . . .272 feast festal 
festival festive 
festivity 
fetus L 7. . .1 495 fawn 
fi... 5...1....500 fie 
fibra L 13. . . 1. . . .476. . . .fiber 
ficus 15... 1 471 fig 
fidere V. . . . 188. .13 69. . . .confidence confide 
confident confidential 
defiance faithfulness 
defy faithless 
faith fealty 
faithful fidelity 
infidel 
