Based only on its prefix and root, the word eulogy most closely means which of the following? A. a speech you give at someone's funeral B. words stating someone's good qualities C. a kind person D. none of the above

Based only on its prefix and root, the word eulogy most closely means A. a speech you give at someone's funeral. The word eulogy was based on the word elegy, which is a song/poem written to mourn somebody who's just died. Eulogy used to be a form of a praise, then it referred to an inscription on a tomb, and now it is a speech to celebrate the dead.