by Dwane | Apr 2, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Antipodes: directly opposite. Once used in the United Kingdom to refer to Australia and New Zealand. After all, those countries are on the opposite sides of the globe. This means, of course, that the feet of the residents of those countries are directly opposite. ...
by Dwane | Apr 2, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Expedite: to make it happen faster; to speed up the process. Inigo Montoya wanted to expedite the death of the man in black. “I do not suppose you coulda speed things up?” – Inigo Montoya Expedite comes from the Latin verb expedio, meaning, to loose, or to set...
by Dwane | Apr 1, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
April: the fourth month. April derives from the French avril, which is from Latin Aprilis. Aprilis was the second month of the ancient Roman calendar… until it became the fourth month. No one really knows where the word comes from, but, that hasn’t stopped...
by Dwane | Mar 31, 2015 | Education, Vocabulary
If you are learning a modern language, this is a fun way to practice vocabulary. If you are in my online Greek class, play it. You will not do very well at all (at first), but it is a super helpful way to pile on the vocabulary. Best of all, you will get practice...
by Dwane | Mar 31, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Apodal: footless Apodal comes from Greek ἀ (a): without and ποδός (podos), the genitive of πούς, the Greek word for foot. Eels, snakes, worms, snails, and slugs are apodal.
by Dwane | Mar 31, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Biped: a two footed animal. A two footed being. The Latin adverb bis, means twice, two, or two times. The Latin word for foot is pes. The genitive of foot is pedis. Combine both and you end up with biped, a two footed creature. According to Plato, man is a featherless...
