Grammar
What is a frequentative verb?
A verb that is frequently performed. It's perfect participle (adjectival) undergoes denominative process to become new verb with more frequent meaning:
Ex. cedere (to yield) to cessare (keep yielding)
box
capsa
between (lesson 3)
inter-, intel-
legere, lectus
choose, read
manus
hand
What is a doublet?
A word derived from the same root word with related meanings but different English spellings
Ex. royal and regal both from 'rex'
step
gradus
place for (something) (Lesson 4)
-orium, -ory
to sleep
dormire
What was a ludus in ancient Rome?
What is rhotacism?
ex. corporis (not 'corposis')
flos, floris
flower
back, backward (Lesson 4)
retro-
calere
be warm
What does the Late Latin noun nativitas translate to in English?
"birth"
What is an inceptive verb?
A verb that denotes the beginning of an action
Latin adjective for "all"
omnis
against (Lesson 5)
contra-
linquere, lictus
What two letters are the "infix" in the L. verb for "(beginning to) be born"
What is a deponent verb?
A verb that looks passive but has an active meaning
Latin adjective for "harmful"
noxius
around (Lesson 5)
ambi-
PPP for "eat"
voratus
Give one example of an "inceptive" verb from Lesson 5
adolescere,candescere, florescere, irasci, obsolescere, valescere (p. 75)