Origin – How People Live
The profession of the sociologist is sociology. Sociology is built on Latin socius, companion, plus logos, science, study. Socius is…
Year: 2009
Roots – Words From volt, volv, volut
The basic meanings here are ‘roll, turn’. The bindweed plant gets its other name, convolvulus, from its winding and twisted…
Origins – Words, words, words!
Latin verbum is word. A verb is the important word in a sentence; verbatim is word-for-word (a verbatim report). Verbal,…
Variations on a Theme- Words from grav
The basic meanings of this root are ‘heavy, serious’. If you look grave, you have a serious expression. (The has…
Variations on a Theme Words From ac, acr, acu
Acid is from the Latin adjective acidus, meaning sharp, sour. It has the same root as acer keen, sharp. Even…
Origins How To Give And Forgive
To condone is to forgive, overlook, pardon, or be uncritical of (an offence, or of an antisocial or illegal act).…
Intelligent Learning – Grammar
Some words are restricted to very particular uses. If you have learnt a word in one grammatical context, don’t automatically…
Origins – War
Militate derives from militis, one of the forms of the Latin noun meaning soldier or fighting man. If something militates…