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| montmorency Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4829 days ago 2371 posts - 3676 votes  Speaks: English*, German Studies: Danish, Welsh | Message 33 of 47 14 August 2012 at 8:50pm | IP Logged | ||
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Wonder if "alii" is related to "aliquots" (as in Chemistry).
Our Chemistry master threw this word in to confuse us all one day at school (and he certainly succeeded), in the description of an experiment we were supposed to do or understand. I think he was using it in the sense of "equal quantities of..." [chemical stuff], or it may just have been "quantities of..." without their being equal. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4845 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian | Message 34 of 47 14 August 2012 at 9:26pm | IP Logged | ||
Short answer: Yes! (The long answer would include a lot of etymology, for which I don't have the time right now.) By the way: Nice log! Good to see someone is interested in the older (I don't say "dead") languages! Cheers! Edited by Josquin on 14 August 2012 at 9:26pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5557 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 35 of 47 17 August 2012 at 2:14am | IP Logged | ||
I think I've hit that first mine field of infinitives in chapter 10. All's fine so far but of course you never know what's around the next corner... ;) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5557 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 36 of 47 17 August 2012 at 2:22am | IP Logged | ||
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Gratias et felicem diem natalem tibi! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4845 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian | Message 37 of 47 17 August 2012 at 11:31am | IP Logged | ||
Gratias ago! :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
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Septimana V (Week 5)
Total hours of study so far: 5 (Familia Romana, chapter 11/35) Whenever I come across new words in Latin, like the words "caput" (head) and "capillus" (hair) that I learnt today, and then relate them back to English words (e.g. decapitate, capillaries), I never fail to feel a wave of excitement over the discovery. I guess not everyone is into etymology but I find it absolutely fascinating! Edited by Teango on 20 August 2012 at 2:16pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| darkwhispersdal Senior Member Wales Joined 6041 days ago 294 posts - 363 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Ancient Greek, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, Latin | Message 39 of 47 20 August 2012 at 8:50pm | IP Logged | ||
I find that as well :-) although I got more excitment from pes ped-is (foot) which is similar to Greek pod-os hense octupus, tripod, etc. Then it's adjective pedalis gives pedal and pedestrian. Words such as expedio, impedio and repudium I'll leave you to play with. I love etymology. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5557 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 40 of 47 28 August 2012 at 9:59am | IP Logged | ||
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Septimana VI (Week 6)
Total hours of study so far: 6 (Familia Romana, ch. 12/35; Winnie Ille Pu, p. 1/120) To make sure I always have something to read when I'm away from my computer, I've bought "Winne Ille Pu" (Winne the Pooh) along with a new pocket Latin dictionary. I also have it in mind to order "Regulus" (The Little Prince) and some of the Asterix series in Latin later on, once I reach the States and find a new flat. Edited by Teango on 28 August 2012 at 10:01am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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