Friday, October 16, 2009

Roman Language and Writing in Modern Life: Latin

As some might know, many English words are derived from Latin.

For example, the following words, found on page 975 of Webster's College Dictionary, published in 1991:

pallium, pallmall, pallor, palm, palmar, palmary, palmate, palmer, palomino, palpable, palpate, palpebral, palpitate, palpus, paludal, paludism, pamphlet.

These are all valid words, although some may be considered out of date and old fashioned.

Noa

Sources Cited:
Costello, Robert B. "Pallium-pamphleteer." Webster's Dictionary. 1991. 975. Print.

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