by Dwane | Jul 22, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abdicate [ab: away + dicare: to dedicate, consecrate, or set apart] The literal meaning of abdicate is: to set oneself away from something. The dictionary definitions do not deviate far from the literal meaning. Abdicate: To relinquish; to renounce; to abandon; to...
by Dwane | Jul 19, 2014 | Education, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
Amoral [Greek ά (without) and Latin mos, moris (custom, habit, morals)]. The moral of a story teaches us a good lesson. From the moral, we learn the right thing to do. If we are amoral, we are without standards. We do not care about right and wrong. Sometimes...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Abandon Old French abandoner, from Latin ab (away from), and bannum (proclamation, edict). The Old French phrase mettre a bandon meant “to send under the control, or jurisdiction of another.” Pontius Pilate attempts “mettre a bandon” in the gospel of Luke. Eager to...
by Dwane | Jul 18, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
For four years, I’ve posted a “word a day” to Facebook. No really. I have. See: https://www.facebook.com/laughatlatin Honestly, I should change “a word a day” to “a word most days”. I don’t post every day. Intend...
