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Etymologizing FEELINGS in Greek and Latin - From Amo to Odium
Stick with me as I go over terms in both Greek and Latin that address emotions, feelings, and thoughts that humans experience.
3 years, 8 months ago
Vocabulary from Classical Roots: The Person (Both Greek and Latin)
Words gone over:
humanus (L);
anthropos (G.);
ego (L);
vir (L);
femina (L);
gyne (G);
homo, hominis (L);
autos (G.);
3 years, 8 months ago
Latin and Greek on the Periodic Table and taking Latin vocabulary and apply their derivatives in the modern world
Alba;
insula;
amica;
natrium;
kalium;
hydra-gyrum;
argentum;
aureus;
and more!
3 years, 8 months ago
Understanding a Declension System
The nominative case - Its primary function is to indicate which noun or nouns serves or serve as the subject of the sentence. The subject of the sent…
3 years, 8 months ago
Etymologizing legal terminology, biological processes, and all things "con+tempor+ary"!
Con + tempor + ary - “with” + “tempor, temporis”
“With the times”
(Contemporaneous)
Tempo - the speed at which a passage of music is or should be pla…
3 years, 8 months ago
Osteopenia vs. Osteoporosis vs. Osteomyelitis vs. Osteomalacia vs. Spondylolisthesis vs. Spondylosis
Spondylolisthesis - defined by a slipped vertebra
spondylos "a vertebra," and in plural "the backbone,"
From the gk: “olisthánein" = to slip
Spondyl…
3 years, 8 months ago
Etymologizing - "-icon/icon-"
Shout out to a loyal listener for emailing me and asking to go over this root word!
We have a lot of modern pop-culture words that have also came fro…
3 years, 8 months ago
Breaking down - "mens, mne-, gno-, noscere, ratio"
mentality,
de + mented;
a + mnesty;
mnemonic;
dia + gnosis;
pro + gnosis;
notorious;
con + noisseur;
re + con + naissance;
cognizant;
ration;
rationa…
3 years, 8 months ago
Discussing 1st/2nd Conjugation and the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs
There are five essential grammatical terms that are used in reference to verbs. They are
Mood tense Voice Person Number. You should become…3 years, 9 months ago