Logos

by | Nov 20, 2015 | Education, Greek, Vocabulary

The Greek word, Λόγος (lógos) means: word.   Sort of. Logos is a bit complicated.  There is a lot to it.  It can mean any of the following: 1.  That which is said: word, sentence, speech, story, debate, utterance. 2.  That which is thought: reason, consideration,...

Head’s up.

by | Jul 27, 2015 | Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary

The Latin word caput means, head. When a Roman wanted to use the prepositional phrase, “of the head,” he would use the word capitis. Capitis is the “genitive” form of the word caput. I mention this for a simple reason. The genitive spelling of a Latin word often...

Abandon

by | Sep 6, 2014 | Education, English, Vocabulary

Not every word made it into the new series, Word Up.  There are so many that didn’t make it, that I have decided to start a new Chalkboard playlist! Let me know what you...