by Dwane | Nov 20, 2015 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Verbiculture: the production of words. Yep. It’s really a word. From Latin verbum (word) and the Latin verb colo, colere, colui, cultus: to live in, inhabit; till, cultivate, promote growth. Verbiculture, which shows up in almost no dictionaries, was coined in...
by Dwane | Nov 19, 2015 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Verb: In grammar, a part of speech that expresses action, motion, being, suffering, or a request or command to do anything. A verb may also show state of existence. The verb affirms, declares, asks or commands; as, I write; he runs; the river flows; they sleep; we...
by Dwane | Nov 18, 2015 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Cruciverbalist: Someone skilled in the making of, or completion of crossword puzzles. From Latin crux (cross) and verbum (word). And, yes. This is a real word.
by Dwane | Nov 17, 2015 | Education, English, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Vocabulary
This week (and probably next week) my etymology students and I will study the Greek and Latin words for, well, word. I find it fascinating to take a look at every word we study in about ten different languages. All of these languages are somehow related to our very...
by Dwane | Nov 17, 2015 | Education, Grammar, Vocabulary
Once again, I am going to try to bring the word of the day back… Adverb: In grammar, a word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective or, another adverb, and usually placed near it; as, he writes well. An adverb will answer the following...
by Dwane | Nov 16, 2015 | Education, Latin, Vocabulary
I received this question: Do you have any recommended ways of memorizing the Lingua Latina Vocab. I’ve been doing the flashcards on Quizlet and that helps a little bit. But I still struggle with the vocabulary a lot. Here is my reply: Good morning! This is a...
