Latin Derivatives
Vocabulary/Derivatives/Grammar/Spelling
Zakkee Ahmed
# The Word Date Occasion/Circumstance How Latin Helped
1. Incognito 9/10 I was reading Catcher in the Rye It comes from “incognitus” meaning “not know.” The character doesn’t want to see anyone he knows, so he travels incognito.
2. Pulchritudinous 9/12 I was studying for the SAT I. I saw this in the analogy section. I knew that it comes from the Latin word “pulcher” meaning “beautiful.”
3. Versatility 9/25 I was listening to …
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…t know why they used this word. It was the name of one of the restaurants in the background. I remember it from the Nota Bene’s. It means “to infinity.”
75. Calculus 11/15 I remember Mrs. Fisch looking up latus rectum and saying that calculus was a Latin word so I looked this up. I looked up calculus and it means “stone”. They used to count with stones. Calculate is probably a derivative of this word.
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