From French, from Medieval Latin from Greek. A preparer of drugs and poison and a sorcerer. Not dissimilar to present day.

The ending produces the diminutive, causing Homo (man) to become little person.

Interesting that. Also that the Latin ferro, may have a Semitic origin.

Where did this come from?

Seems like an oxymoron...how can a town be a ship? However, from my limited research the suffix appears to denote quality, condition, position. The PIE root for town has many progeny, all meaning or alluding to hill fort.

From Latin, of ones free will. The legal term sua sponte. Usually an action taken without prompting by another party.

Does this spanish word, meaning dictator, have any credibility as an English word yet? It comes from Latin for head. Franco loved it.

A distinctly Germanic word with PIE origins. It appears in most, if not all, indoeuropean languages. Grab lunch, grab the door, grab a nap...

From Greek, meaning whole burning. The Jewish tradition of wholly burning a sacrificial offering.

To grasp or seize. Apprehend, I imagine comes from the same root. But does the French word “prendre” have the same root? My guess is yes.

In the middle. It appears middle is strictly Germanic in origin. But is the suffix “st” used anymore or even necessary? Really...who says: amongst, betwixt, whilst, alongst? However, There is against.

The adverb IS related to patent. From Latin, meaning open. Combined with letter, it means open letter or document from some authority. Thus a patent is a letter issued by an authority giving certain rights to a product. The adverb means openly, as in patently false.

Direct from Latin, with.

I’m thinking of one prominent real estate mogul cum politician especially.

Yesterday, while studying French, I ran across the old French word, morsel. The modern French spelling is morceau. Meaning a small bite, portion, helping. Naturally, there is a Latin origin, Morsus, meaning a bite. Mordant, meaning biting as in caustic also comes from this root.