Verba Discenda
Chapter 31
Culture
Lectio
English Derivatives
100
The English meaning of pax, pacis.
What is peace?
100
The English meaning of panis, panis.
What is bread?
100
The Roman God of the forge.
What is Vulcan?
100
This woman sings to the newborn baby.
What is Licinia?
100
English derivative of comburo, combuere, combussi, combustum that means to burn something.
What is combustion?
200
The English meaning of pes, pedis.
What is foot?
200
English derivative of lavo, lavare, lavi, lautum/lavatum/lotum that means a place to wash.
What is lavatory?
200
The “best guardian of the Roman state” and “light of the fatherland” according to Horace.
What is Augustus?
200
The slaves Rufus and Xanthus speak of this hero.
What is Hercules?
200
English derivative of patria, -ae that means a person willing to defend his or her country.
What is patriot?
300
The English meaning of custos, custodis.
What is guard?
300
The sister city of Pompeii.
What is Herculaneum?
300
Head of the Roman Family.
What is pater familias?
300
The task Hercules has to clean.
What is Augean Stables?
300
English derivative of avis, avis that means a large cage.
What is aviary?
400
The English meaning of vigil, vigilis.
What is firefighter?
400
The use of one or more grammatical mood.
What is subjunctive?
400
The bitter rival of Rome.
What is Carthage?
400
The one who gets scolded for misbehaving.
What is Socrates?
400
English derivative of senex, senis that means mental deterioration in old age.
What is senile?
500
The English meaning of me paenitet.
What is I am sorry?
500
Caecilia’s mode of transportation.
What is lectica?
500
Location of Vulcan’s forge in Sicily.
What is Mount Aetna?
500
The person who repeats things to grandfather.
What is Famulus?
500
English derivative of vivo, vivere, vixi, victum that means lively and animated.
What is vivacious?
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