Yes that may be the reason why that difference exists.
The usefulness of that tip is limited when encountering new words for the first time though.
If I don’t know unanimous, chances are I don’t know if animous exists either.
Edit: Also there is understand, which starts with un- although there is no ‘derstand’.
Yes that may be the reason why that difference exists.
The usefulness of that tip is limited when encountering new words for the first time though.
If I don’t know unanimous, chances are I don’t know if animous exists either.
Edit: Also there is understand, which starts with un- although there is no ‘derstand’.
One could argue “understand” is more clearly two words stuck together than others mentioned.
Not that the two words combine meaningfully to create the new word!