by Dwane | Dec 11, 2014 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
I was wondering this morning… Why in the world is a butterfly called a butterfly? Found out more than I ever wanted to know. Personally, I like the German theory. These insects are actually milk-stealing undercover witches. In Middle English, Butterfly was...
by Dwane | Dec 10, 2014 | Education, English, Greek
Amphora: Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, or oil. Sometimes amphorae, filled with oil, were awarded to victorious athletes in the games… which is why, even today, trophies take on an amphoral shape. Amphora...
by Dwane | Oct 3, 2014 | Greek, Latin
Phantasm: something imagined; an illusion, or apparition; something that seems to exist, but, in fact, does not. The Latin word for ghost is phantasma. It comes from the Greek φάντασμα (a phantasm), which derives from φαντάζω (I make visible). The English word ghost...
by Dwane | Sep 27, 2014 | Latin, ScreenCasts, Visual Latin
Trying to memorize the Latin personal pronouns? Start...
by Dwane | Sep 25, 2014 | Latin, ScreenCasts, Visual Latin
