What words have a Latin origin?
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What words have a Latin origin?
This section of EnhanceMyVocabulary.com is all about learning vocabulary derived from Latin
| Latin Word | Definition | English Derivatives |
|---|---|---|
| villa | villa, house | villa, village, villager |
| alta | tall, high, deep | altitude, altimeter, alto |
| antiqua | antique, old | antique, antiquity, ancient |
| longa | long | longitude, longevity, long |
What is the root word of dictionary?
The Latin root word dict and its variant dic both mean ‘say. ‘ Some common English vocabulary words that come from this word root include dictionary, contradict, and dedicate. Perhaps the easiest way in which to remember this root is the word prediction, for a prediction is ‘said’ before something actually happens.
Is dict a Latin or Greek root?
Latin
The Latin root word dict and its variant dic both mean ‘say. ‘ Some common English vocabulary words that come from this word root include dictionary, contradict, and dedicate. Perhaps the easiest way in which to remember this root is the word prediction, for a prediction is ‘said’ before something actually happens.
What is the correct meaning of dictionary?
Definition of dictionary 1 : a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactic and idiomatic uses.
Is Latin derived from German?
The majority of its vocabulary derives from the ancient Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family, while a smaller share is partly derived from Latin and Greek, along with fewer words borrowed from French and Modern English.
Who did etymological dictionary?
Ernest Klein. A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1966-67.
Who created etymology dictionary?
Douglas Harper
Douglas Harper started The Online Etymology Dictionary fourteen years ago when his interest in/obsession with the English language led him down an ongoing path of painstaking research and exhilarating discovery.
How many Latin roots are there?
This table also serves as an index to the pages where you can learn English words from Latin and Greek roots. More than 80 of these roots are from Latin. (Many are from Latin via French– the biggest source of English words after Old English).
