by Dwane | Aug 28, 2014 | English, Greek, Vocabulary
Agriology: the study of wild, primitive tribes. From Greek άγριος (wild, living in the field). Άγριος derives from ἀγρός (field). The suffix of the word agriology derives from Greek λογός (word, the study of).
by Dwane | Aug 27, 2014 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Agronomy: the study of crops and the soil they love; the science of soil management. From Greek ἀγρός (field) and νόμος (law). Agronomy is literally, “the law of the field”.
by Dwane | Aug 26, 2014 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
Acre: a plot of land equal to 4,840 square yards. In Old English, an æcer was simply a “tilled field”. Later, the word described the amount of land plowed by oxen in a single day. This is an old word. Variations show up in many ancient European languages. In Latin,...
by Dwane | Aug 22, 2014 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Meteor: a shooting star; a space rock passing into Earth’s atmosphere, appearing as a bright light in the sky. From Greek μετέωρον (the thing high up). Mετέωρον further derives from μετα (among, between, over) and ἀείρω (to lift, to rise...
by Dwane | Aug 21, 2014 | English, Greek, Vocabulary
Aorta: The great artery, or trunk of the arterial system. It proceeds from the left ventricle of the heart, giving origin to all the arteries, except the pulmonary arteries. It first rises, when it is called the ascending aorta; then makes a great curve, when it gives...
by Dwane | Aug 20, 2014 | Education, English, Greek
Aegis: a shield, or protective armor; protective influence or power. Aegis comes from the Greek word Αιγίς. The Aegis was the shield of Zeus in Greek mythology. Though made of goatskin, it was extremely strong. These days, if you are under the aegis of someone, you...
