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 | Jan 28, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Latin, Vocabulary
Porter: the doorkeeper, or gate keeper. This word comes from Latin porta (door). When the doorkeeper helps you carry the luggage, he becomes another kind of porter. He becomes a carrier of burdens. The second usage of the word comes from the Latin verb portare...
by Dwane | Jan 24, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Italian, Latin, Vocabulary
The verb porto, in Latin means, to carry or, to bring. In all its glory, the verb is: porto, portare, portavi, portatum. English pulls quite a few words out of this particular Latin hat. Before we get to that, however, let’s take a look at the way Romance...
by Dwane | Jan 20, 2015 | Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary
Nostalgia: a longing for home; a longing for better days. From Greek νοσταλγία (nostalgia), which further derives from νόστος (a return home), and ἄλγος (pain, suffering).
by Dwane | Jan 20, 2015 | Education, English, Vocabulary
Adult: a person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. From Latin adultus (mature, ripe, fully grown).
