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Greek and Latin Root words Slide2
History of the English Language
Ancient Romans spoke Latin and conquered most of Europe
Julius Caesar
and his adopted son, Augustus, gave their names to the months of
July and August.
September means seventh
October means eighth
November means
ninth
December means
tenth.
The
Roman calendar started with March, so
the numbering
is off from today’s calendar, although the names remain.
The terms
“czar,” for the leaders of Russia, and “
kaiser
,” emperors of
Germany, came
from Latin. All Latin words starting with “C” made the sound of “K,” so
the term
kaiser
may have sounded a bit like the name of the leader of Rome, Caesar. Slide3
History of the English Language Continued…
Long after the fall of Rome, Latin was used throughout Europe
.
The
Latin word for the language of the common people evolved into the word “
vulgar” used today.
Romans
were in Britain for 400 years; a strong impression was made on local speech
and thought.
When
sharing with students about Roman road building, remind them that many
cars today
: Audi, Corolla, Fiat, Mercedes, and Volvo, are Latin names!
5th-6th
centuries - Britain became officially Christian
Latin
was the language of the Church
Many
words used in the church at this time are incorporated into today’s English.
For example
, the word “pope” comes from Latin “papa,” for father. Slide4
What do you think these words mean?
Pop Quiz!!!!!
Create a four chart graphic organizer
Word
What I
Think it Means
What it REALLY means
Word Origin
Megalosaurus
Pachyderm
Rhinoceros
Tyrannosaurus
rex
Velociraptor
Brontosaurus
Stegosaurus
Protoceratops
Pterodactyl
TriceratopsSlide5
Check your work!
Word
What I
Think it Means
What it REALLY means
Word Origin
Megalosaurus
Mega = long,
large, great
Saurus
– lizard, reptile
Greek
Pachyderm
Pachy
=
thick
Derm
= skin
Greek
Rhinoceros
Rhino
= nose, snout
Cera
=
hirn
Greek
Tyrannosaurus
rex
Tyrannikos
=
tyrant
Saurus
= lizard
Greek
Velociraptor
Veloci
=
speedy
Raptor = robber
Latin
Brontosaurus
Bronto
=
thunder
Saurus
= lizard
Greek
Stegosaurus
Stego
=
roof, cover
Greek
Protoceratops
Protos
=
first, earliest
Cera
= horn
Tops = face
Greek
Pterodactyl
Preto
=
wing, feather
Dactylos
= finger
Greek
Triceratops
Tri = three
Cera
= horn
Tops = face
Greek Slide6
Vocabulary list
Greek/Latin Root Meaning Modern Word
aequus
equal
equal
, equation
canto sing chant
, cantor
credo believe credible
, incredulous
fundo
,
fusum
pour
, thing poured
effusive
, transfusion
locus a
place
local
, dislocate
nego
deny negate
per through perceive
, persist, persevere
possum be
able
possible
, potent
satis
enough satisfy
spiritus
breath inspire
, spirit
verbum word verbal Slide7
Independent Practice
For each of the vocabulary words you are to create a word web like the one seen below.
(Meaning)
Believe
(Other words)
Credence
Incredible
Creed
(
Sentence
)
I doubt his credibility because he lies
.
(Root Word)
Credo
(Modern Word)
Credibility Slide8
L.2
GREEK/LATIN MEANING MODERN WORDS
1
. ago,
acta
do
, things
gent
, enact, transact
2. caput
head captain
, decapitate
3.
Culpa blame
culpable, culprit4.
genus kind, origin generic, congenital5. loquor speak eloquent, loquacious6. nihil nothing nihilism, annihilate7.
phobos [g] fear phobia, claustrophobia8. pugno to fight impugn, pugnacious9. scio know
science, conscious10. totus whole totalitarianism11. Verto turn avert
, convert, anniversary