Derivatives
Case Uses
The Gods
Mythos
Latin Trivia
100
amicable
What is an English derivative from "amicus"?
100
The Subject case.
What is the Nominative
100
She was born full-formed from the brow of Juppiter.
Who is Minerva?
100
She gives her name to the class, in biology, of spiders.
Who is Arachne?
100
The only language in Western world which has continually been in use for more than 2,500 years.
What is Latin?
200
spectacle
What is an English derivative from "spectare"?
200
The Indirect Object Case.
What is the Dative?
200
He received his lyre as a gift from Vulcan.
Who is Apollo
200
He fell from the sky and gives his name to the sea where he fell.
Who is Icarus?
200
About 60%
What is the number of words in English that derive from Latin?
300
narration
What is an English derivative from "narrare"?
300
The "Carry-Away," or "Separation," or "Place Where" case.
What is the ablative.
300
He announces the arrival of Neptune riding his chariot on the waves.
Who is Triton?
300
He built the Labyrinth, the bull costume for Pasiphae, and the wings for flying over the ocean.
Who is Daedalus?
300
Americus Vespucci
Who is the Italian explorer whose name is given to the continents and peoples of North and South America.
400
ambulance
What is an English derivative from "ambulare"?
400
The Possession Case.
What is Genitive.
400
The Peacock
What is the sacred bird of Juno?
400
She gave Theseus a string to lead him out of the Labyrinth, but was abandoned on the island of Naxos.
What is Ariadne?
400
The Romance languages.
What are the languages derived from Latin?
500
laudatory
What is an English derivative from "laudare"?
500
The Motion Toward, or Direct Object case.
What is the Accusative.
500
The Caduceus
What does Mercury carry?
500
The island where Zeus/Jupiter was born.
What is Crete?
500
More than a Billion.
What is the number of people who speak a language derived from Latin?
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