Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 84 [ann(u)-/enni-]
June 26, 2011
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ann(u)-/enni- [from Latin]
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(noun) year
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annals [literally, ‘yearly (books);’ an official year by year record of events.] anniversary [literally, ‘the turning of the year;’ the recurring annual date of a past event.] anno domini (AD) [literally, ‘in the year of the Lord;’ identifier of years after the birth of Jesus.] annuity perennial [literally, ‘through(out) the year;’ lasting for the whole year or recurring yearly.] superannuated |
annuity (noun) [literally, ‘yearly amount;’ annual payment of income, usually at retirement and for life.]
superannuated (adjective) [literally, ‘over-yeared;’ useless because of excessive old-age; obsolete.]
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Latin expressions in response to online inquiry
June 25, 2011
Since there is a problem with my online email response system, I am sending this answer to the person (initials “N. R.”) who requested it. The Latin for “This too shall pass” would be “Etiam hoc trânsîbit” [literally, "Even this will go-by"]. The Latin for “Know your own worth” would be “Nosce suum pretium” [literally, "Come-to-know your-own price/preciousness"]. I hope that this helps.
Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 83 [al-/alt-]
June 19, 2011
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al-/alt- [from Latin]
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(verb) to nourish, to nurture
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alimentary alimony [literally, ‘nourishment;’ a court ordered support paid by a divorced person to his or her former spouse.] alma mater altricial [literally, ‘of the nourisher;’ helpless at birth, like newly hatched birds.] alumnus/alumna [literally, ‘nurtured one;’ graduate of a school.] to coalesce [literally, ‘to become nurtured together;’ to grow together into a new whole.] |
alimentary (adjective) [literally, ‘pertaining to a nourishing thing;’ providing nourishment.]
alma mater (noun) [literally, ‘nurturing mother;’ the school from which one has graduated.]
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Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 82 [-meter/-metry]
June 12, 2011
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-meter/-metry [from Greek]
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(verb/noun) to measure/ measuring/ measurement
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anemometer audiometer [literally, ‘measuring what I hear;’ a device for measuring a person’s hearing range.] diameter [literally, ‘a measure through;’ a line segment that passes through the center of a circle and terminates at its circumference.] geometry [literally, ‘measuring the earth;’ the branch of mathematics that studies and describes the characteristics of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids.] perimeter sphygmomanometer [literally, ‘measuring a sporadic pulse;’ a device for measuring arterial blood pressure.] |
anemometer (noun) [literally, ‘measuring the wind;’ a device for measuring wind speed.]
perimeter (noun) [literally, ‘a measure around;’ the bounding line of a plane surface figure.]
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Latin and Greek Roots of English Vocabulary: An Online Manual: Lesson 81 [cad-/cas-/cid-]
June 5, 2011
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cad-/cas-/cid- [from Latin] |
(verb) to fall |
accident [literally, ‘falling toward or near;’ an unexpected befalling.] cadence case [literally, ‘fallen;’ a particular instance of something; in grammar, the change in form of a noun, adjective, or pronoun that indicates its function in a clause.] decadent occasion [literally, ‘falling against;’ a happening or event, sometimes significant or celebratory.] recidivism [literally, ‘falling-backness’ a tendency to relapse into earlier, usually unhealthy, patterns of behavior, as of ex-convicts to return to a life of crime.] |
cadence (noun) [literally, ‘a falling;’ the beat or rhythm of music, movement, or speech.]
decadent (adjective) [literally, ‘falling down from;’ indulging in excessive and improper self-gratification.] |
