by Dwane | Feb 11, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Visual Latin, Vocabulary
Some time ago, my interest in Latin took a sharp turn. Honestly, I ran of the road. Instead of studying Latin, instead of reading books in Latin, instead of reading books about Latin… I started tracking down the English words that had come from Latin. On...
by Dwane | Feb 10, 2015 | English, Greek, Vocabulary
Word: Euphoria Pronunciation: yo͞oˈfôrēə Meaning: a feeling or state of intense excitement, a feeling of deep happiness; exaggerated elation. Etymology: Euphoria derives from the Greek preposition ευ (well) and the verb φερω (I carry). In this sense, euphoria is a...
by Dwane | Feb 10, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Word: Deport Pronunciation: dəˈpôrt Meaning: to expel someone from a country; to banish Etymology: Deport derives from the Latin preposition de (from, down from) and the verb portare (to carry). Usage: Words change over time. These days, to deport someone is to send...
by Dwane | Jan 30, 2015 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
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...
by Dwane | Jan 29, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
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,...
by Dwane | Jan 29, 2015 | Education, Latin, Vocabulary
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...
