March 31, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: cibus (CHEE-boos) – food. Although there probably are surely many derivatives of this word, I came up empty trying to think of any. Still, while fasting during Lent, my mind is on …
March 10, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: quatuor (KWA-twor) – four. There are forms of this in Latin and derivatives of it in English – quadrangle, quartet, quarter. Notes: Today is Quadragesima, or the first Sunday of Lent. Officially, …
March 3, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: quinque (KWEEN-kway) – five. Easy! And we see a lot of derivatives… quintet…quintuplets… etc. Think of the next cycle of Lent, and what that root word is. Notes: Today is Quinquagesima – …
February 17, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: hebdomas (hayb-DOH-mahs) – week. Continuning along with the time related words, this week’s word is “week,” or close to it. This word is quite old and has many meanings derived from its …
February 10, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: mensis (MEHN-sees) – month. I wanted to introduce you to this word, and some time words in general, as we are just in the very early days before the Lenten cycle begins. …
February 03, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: mensis (MEHN-sees) – month. I wanted to introduce you to this word, and some time words in general, as we are just in the very early days before the Lenten cycle begins. …
January 20, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: numquam (NOOM-kwam) – never. You don’t often hear this one in prayer, and it doesn’t have English derivatives. It occurred to me when I said the English expression “now or never” to …
January 13, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: numquam (NOOM-kwam) – never. You don’t often hear this one in prayer, and it doesn’t have English derivatives. It occurred to me when I said the English expression “now or never” to …
January 6, 2019 Latin Word(s) of the Week: nunc (NOONK) – now. You hear this word often in prayers, especially the Doxology, or “Glory Be”… “et nunc et semper…” which we translate, somewhat poetically as “is now and ever shall be” but more …
December 16, 2018 Latin Word(s) of the Week: animus (AH-nee-moos) – spirit, soul, mind, heart. There are two similar words in Latin which are very similar: this word, animus, and anima, which means air, life, or soul. Probably (I am not …