Deportment

Deportment: behavior; demeanor; conduct; how someone behaves in company. The word deportment took a familiar road on its way into the English language.  It started out as a few Latin words.  The preposition de, in Latin, means: away.  The verb portare, means: to...

Anaphora, anaphora, anaphora!

Anaphora: the same word or phrase at the beginning of a series of sentences or clauses.   Anaphora comes from the Greek word ἀναφορά (carrying back). Αναφορά derives from the preposition ἀνά (up) and φέρω  (I carry). This, of course, gives us the literal translation,...

Comport and Cheer

Comport: to behave, or conduct oneself well. From Latin comportare (to collect, to amass, to bring together).  In this sense, perhaps comport carries the meaning of pulling oneself together for the occasion. The verb comportare breaks down to the preposition cum...

Errata: Visual Latin – Quiz 12

I received this email: Subject: Visual Latin I, Test XII Message Body: On question #41 the answer key says the answer is A. vocatne? My son is wondering why the answer is not D. auditne? Here is my reply: Your son is right… and, I was wrong.  He found a mistake....