Latin Roots
History
Old/Middle/Modern English
English from England
Oh Pioneers!
100
L. apparere, "to appear" obvious
What is apparent?
100
The language spoken by Roman soldiers who, for six hundred years, went about conquering the western world
What is the Romance Language?
100
ME retreven, "to find again" went and took back
What is retrieved?
100
In Britain, refers to the trunk of a car.
What is the boot?
100
I am a cotton fabric used for pioneer dresses, named for a town in India.
What is Calico?
200
L. solus, "alone" hostilely silent
What is sullen?
200
L. fugere, "to flee" someone who is running from the law
What is a fugitive?
200
The history of English can be divided into these three periods.
What are OE, Middle English, and Modern English?
200
In Britain, refers to a cookie.
What is a biscuit?
200
A Spanish word for an afternoon nap, but which actually originates from the Latin for "sixth hour," which refers to noon.
What is a siesta?
300
L. impellere, "to drive" a sudden urge to do something
What is impulse?
300
This word can be traced to Middle English, from the Old French, and finally to the Latin sapor, meaning "flavor."
What is savor?
300
They migrated to Britain during the fifth century, where they found Celtic people, with whom they blended their language.
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
300
I Britain, refers to an apartment.
What is a flat?
300
This Old English word referred to where wild deer lived.
What is wilderness?
400
L e-, "out" + mergere, "to immerse" became known
What is emerged?
400
This word is related to the Swedish word skrympa, meaning "to shrink."
What is skimpy?
400
In Britain, refers to truck.
What is a lorry?
400
This comes from the American Spanish word charqui.
What is beef jerky?
500
The language used by the Roman Catholic Church
What is Latin?
500
This word is from the Middle English, perhaps from the Icelandic word gandur, meaning "stick."
What is gaunt?
500
L. loqui, "to speak or talk" very talkative
What is loquacious?
500
In Britain, refers to the hood of a car.
What is the bonnet?
500
If you had a horse, where you would keep it, from the Old English word, pearruc, meaning "enclosure."
What is a paddock?
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