- •Table of contents: Events that have led to English as we know it now 9
- •Word origins___________________________________________________159 Etymological bonus_____________________________________________201 Events which have led to English as we know it now
- •About 3000 b.C., our male ancestors led their women-folk on their great migrations in two directions
- •The Romans in Britain
- •The Romans left the Britains to defend their empire
- •Additional influences on the English language
- •After the Battle of Hastings, in 1066, William the Conqueror imposed Norman rule upon England
- •While the Norman Conquest was directly affecting English speech, events in other regions of the world were also influencing the language
- •In England, there were other influences which resulted in language modifications
- •If you understand the following story, you understand at least one word from thirty-two different languages!
- •The English Language: It's Greek to Me
- •Latin Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
- •Word/ Origin of Word
- •Vocabulary List One
- •Vocabulary List Two
- •Vocabulary List Two Practice Sheet
- •Categories
- •Latin Expressions in English
- •It is Everlasting
- •Interesting fact!
- •Facts About Hades - The Greek God of the Dead
- •Zeus - Greek God Zeus
- •It’s only words…
- •Greek Goddess Athena: The Goddess of Wisdom and War
- •Latin and Greek names of some semi-precious & precious stones agate:
- •Amethyst:
- •Garnet:
- •Hematite:
- •Iolite:
- •Jasper:
- •Malachite:
- •Chrisoprase
- •Quartz:
- •Diamond
- •Emerald
- •Anglo-Saxon words in the English language
- •Naked facts and no fun! приставки латинского происхождения
- •Суффиксы латинского происхождения
- •Латинские цифровые основы
- •Латинские названия годовщин
- •Греческие корни и производные от них слова
- •Суффиксы греческого происхождения
- •Варианты написания префиксов
- •Приставки древнеанглийского происхождения
- •Суффиксы древне- и среднеанглийского происхождения
- •Книжные прилагательные латинского и греческого происхождения, соответствующие некоторым общеупотребительным существительным
- •Позднейшие французские заимствования, сохранившие форму оригинала
- •Latin wirds adopted directly into English
- •Word Origins
- •Toponymy
- •Events/agreements (политические топонимы)
- •Food and drink (other than cheese and wine)
- •Corporations
- •Derivations from literary or mythical places
- •Eponyms
- •Имена, перешедшие в слова
- •Хочу далее обратить особое внимание читателей на эпонимы, произошедшие от имен героев очень хорошо известных всем литературных произведений. Jekyll and Hyde
- •Tweedledum and Tweedledee
- •Alphonse and Gaston
- •Mutt and Jeff
- •Darby and Joan
- •Beau Brummell
- •Termagant
- •Gordon Bennett
- •Test –Test –Test - Test
- •Spell Test Choose the right word:
- •Этимологический бонус
Latin and Greek names of some semi-precious & precious stones agate:
Agate was discovered with the Stone Age man in France 20,000-16,000 BC. The Egyptians used it prior to 3000 BC. Agate was highly valued by ancient civilizations. Said by the ancients to render the wearer invisible. Agate derives its name from the Greek "Agateес" – meaning happy. According to another theory the word Agate comes from the Greek name of a stone found in the Achates River in Sicily, now known as the Drillo River, which still remains a major source of this stone.
Amethyst:
The story of the origin of amethyst comes from Greek legends: The god of wine, Bacchus, was insulted one day by a mere mortal. He swore the next mortal that crossed his path, would be attacked by his fierce tigers. Along came a beautiful maiden named Amethyst. Goddess Diana turned Amethyst in a beautiful statue of quartz to save her from the tigers claws. Remorseful Bacchus wept tears of wine over the stone maiden, creating a lively purple stone. Amethyst derives its name from Middle English amatist, from Old French, from Latin amethystus, from Greek amethustos, not drunk or intoxicating.
Garnet:
Garnets were so called by the ancient Greeks since color reminded them of the pomegranate seed or granatum. One of the world's most ancient gems, garnet has been treasured for thousands of years. The hardness of garnets and their sharp fracture make them suitable as abrasives for wood, leather, glass, metals, and plastics. Garnet varieties have become known by misleading names, frequently consisting of a locality with the name of another mineral variety, such as Uralian emerald or Cape ruby.
Hematite:
Hematite or Haematite (as it also sometimes known as,) derives its name from the Greek word haem (blood ) in allusion to its red color. Ancient Egyptians used hematites as ornamental objects placed inside their tombs. Red ochre was used by prehistoric artists in their cave paintings. Nowadays hematite may also be used as a polishing powder and as a paint pigment.
Iolite:
The name Iolite is derived from the Greek "los", meaning violet. It was also known as the Vikings' compass, due to its ability to determine the direction of the sun on overcast days. When the legendary Viking mariners sailed the wide ocean, they used thin pieces of iolite as the world's first polarizing filter. Looking through an iolite lens, they could determine the exact position of the sun, and navigate safely. The natural mineral has little commercial use. When clear, iolite is cut as a gem.
Jasper:
The name jasper is derived from the Greek word iaspis. In ancient writings the term jasper was chiefly applied to translucent and brightly colored stones, particularly chalcedony, but also was applied to the opaque jasper. Jasper was known as the great "rain-bringer" in the fourth century. For thousands of years, black jasper was used to test gold-silver alloys for their gold content. Rubbing the alloys on the stone, called a touchstone, produces a streak the color of which determines the gold content within one part in one hundred.