Roman Language and Writing in Modern Life: Latin in the Textbook

Five examples of words with a latin root:

impact

artist

popular

adopt

modern

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From my textbook:

Mifflin, Houghton. World History Medieval And Early Modern Times California Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006. Print.

Roman Language and Writing in Modern Life: Roman Numerals

An example of the Roman numeral system is a watch. Many watches have Roman numbers instead of our numeric system. The Roman numerals on a watch are: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII. The numeral IV, can also be written as IIII. In English, the numerals mean, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. The picture above portrays Roman numerals on a pocket watch.

Works Cited:

Picture: Digital image. Online Batteries. WatchBattery, 1999. Web. 18 Oct. 2009. .

Source: Eyewitness Books: Ancient Rome

James, Simon. Ancient Rome. New York: Alfred A. Knopf,1990. Print.

Roman Language and Writing: Latin

The five most unique words derived from Latin that I identified in the text were:

1. Aqueduct

2. Arena

3. Arch

4. Sculpture

5. Architect

Word origin source: http://dictionary.reference.com/

Text book: World History: Medieval and Early Modern Times. McDougall Littell, 2006. Print.

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Roman Language and Writing in Modern Life: The Statue of Liberty

Completed in 1884, the Statue of Liberty is one of the most important statues in America. But many do not know that it features some Roman numerals.

On the Statue of Liberty's tablet, it reads:

JULY IV MDCCLXXVI

Which literally means, July 4, 1776, the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed.

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Sources Cited:

"Statue of Liberty Inscription." How Tall is the Statue of Liberty? Web. 16 Oct. 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These are all valid words, although some may be considered out of date and old fashioned.

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Sources Cited:

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