what are 10 english words(and their meaning) derived from latin language?
Friday, November 20th, 2009 at
3:54 am
please gimme a lit or site. i need it for my university english course.
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acerbic, from the latin "acerbus", meaning bitter
annual, from the latin "annus", meaning yearly
bellicose, from the latin word "bellum", meaning war
fraternity, from the latin "frater", meaning brother (and likewise sorority.. sister..)
nihilism, from the latin "nihil", meaning nothing
astronomy, from the latin "astra", meaning stars
lachrymose, from the latin "lachyrma", meaning tear (shaped)
animate, from the latin "anima", meaning life, soul
lupine, from the latin "lupus", meaning wolf
and- my favorite- unicorn, from the latin "cornu", meaning horn
Just look in the dictionary – after the dictionary gives the meaning of the word it follows with the origins. There are many words derived from Latin – one is agriculture from the Latin agricultura – good luck!