Pes, pedes and peditis confusion.

I received this question: The declension of the noun pedes is confusing us majorly. In the charts (which are usually so handy) rex is declined so differently. Where does the extra “it” come from? Pedes–pedITis–pedITi–etc. Thanks for any...

Word of the Day #74: Perennial

Perennial: enduring for a long time; lasting; in plants, having a life cycle of more than two years. Perennial comes from two Latin words.  Per means through and annus means year.  Thus, perennial plants endure through the years. They filled their garden with...

Latin pronuciation

I received this question a few days ago: Hi.  I got the Bible.is app. I’ve memorized part of John 1 with Classical Conversations. The version you like has a few differences in pronunciation. We say ‘prin-kip-io”. The app says...

Lingua Latina v. Exercitia Latina

There is (justifiably) some confusion about the Lingua Latina classes I offer on my site. Here’s what’s going on. I take students through two Lingua Latina books. There is the main book, Lingua Latina.  It’s the one you are reading.  Familia Romana.  I...