by Dwane | Apr 17, 2015 | English, Latin, Visual Latin, Vocabulary
Pedicure: care for the feet. From the Latin words pes, (the genitive is pedis), and the verb curare, which means, to care for. Some time ago, one of my high school students held her hands out in front of herself for a long time. She was clearly not paying attention in...
by Dwane | Apr 16, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Isopod: a crustacean with seven pairs of legs. They use the legs to crawl. Most isopods live in the water, though you can find some isopods living under logs, or in dark places. The name Isopoda comes from the Greek ἴσος (iso), the same, and the Greek word for foot,...
by Dwane | Apr 16, 2015 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Pedigree: Lineage; line of ancestors from which a person or tribe descends; genealogy. Pedigree comes from the French phrase, pie de grue, meaning: the crane’s foot. Some thought that the spreading lines of a genealogical chart resembled the foot of a crane. The...
by Dwane | Apr 14, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Hexapod: a creature with six feet. Any arthropod of the class Hexapoda. In other words, an insect. Though he only has two feet, Marvel has brought a “hexapod” hero to the big screen: https://youtu.be/xInh3VhAWs8 Hexapod comes from the Greek word ἑξαποδία...
by Dwane | Apr 14, 2015 | English, Latin
Peddler: a walking salesman; a traveling trader; one who travels about, retailing small wares; a hawker; a huckster; a street vendor. These days, the word peddler may describe someone who sells illegal drugs, or stolen goods. Peddler shows up in English in the 1200’s....
