Latin, a dead language?
Which of the following is not a Romance language?
French, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
What is Greek?
What does the word laborious mean and from what Latin word is it derived?
laborious means requiring much work; it is derived from the word laborat.
Who is the king of the gods? What is his name in Latin and Greek?
What does the word lentus mean?
slow
What was the name of the volcano that erupted and covered Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic material?
Mt. Vesuvius
Of what small country is Latin still the official language?
What is the Vatican City?
What does a pescatarian eat? From which Latin word is it derived?
A pescetarian eats fish. It comes from the Latin word piscatrix.
Who is the goddess of wisdom and warcraft? What is her name in Latin and Greek?
What does laetus mean?
happy
What is 79 A.D.?
What percentage of English words are derived from Latin?
95% , 60%, or 50%
60%
What does the word furtive mean and from which Latin word is it derived?
Furtive means secret or sly. It is derived from the word fur.
Which goddess created the seasons because of her grief about her daughter's disappearance?
Who is Demeter?
What does parvus mean?
small
et cetera - and the rest
What percentage of English words with three or more syllables come from Latin?
60%, 70%, 80%
What is 80%?
What does the word ubiquitous mean and from which Latin word is it derived?
Ubiquitous means everywhere, and it is derived from the Latin word ubi.
What does via mean?
road
To which room in a Roman bath house would you go to change?
The apodyterium
What do the abbreviations am and pm mean?
am - ante meridiem - before midday
pm - post meridiem - after midday
What does the word affiliate mean, what word is it derived from, and what does Latin word mean?
Affiliate means to associate oneself. It comes from the Latin word filius, which means son.
Which god has the same name in Greek and Roman mythology?
Who is Apollo?
What does fessus mean?
tired
What is the name of the heating system the Romans used in their bath houses?