Latin Prepositions found in English words.

Post Reply New Topic

Ad to or towards.
Examples: adjective, adverse, adapt, admit, admire.

Ante before
Examples: antediluvian, antebellum, antecede, antecessor, antechamber.

Circum around
Examples: circumnavigate, circumcision, circumambient, circumstantial.

Contra against
Examples: contrary, contrapositive, contraction, contradiction.

De of
Examples: deduction, deport, depart, desperation, deprave, deprive, descend.

Ex out of
Example: example.

Extra outside
Examples: extraterrestrial, extraneous, extrapolation.

In in
Examples: induction, indestructible, input, invariable.

Infra below
Examples: infrared, infraction, infrangible. infrasonic.


Ob on account of
Examples: object, obscure, observe, obliterate.

Per through
Examples: perchance, peradventure, perfection, permutation, perversion.

Post after
Examples: postoperative, postatomic, postdate.

Sub under
Examples: subjugate, submarine, subsidence, subvert, subsonic, subject.

Super over
Examples: superpower, supersede, supersonic, superweapon C&C

Trans across
Examples: transverse, transcribe, transport, transform, transmute.

Sorry if this doesn't seem to have a point,
my point is just verbal knowledge to be transmitted.

Can anyone else think of words such as these, or would like help dissecting a word?

I'm learning French and I find the common roots of many words in English and French very useful... it aids memory of them.

It would explain why English and Spanish have a lot of similar words, considering Spanish comes from Latin and 65% of the English volcabulary comes from Latin (as you said. )

And Greek, too. Most of our non-Anglo Saxon math vocabulary comes from Greek.

ruveyn

I remember when I was at school it was generally the language classes I paid least attention in (and that really is saying something). Then when I started work I realised how little I knew about anything at all, and I found that I actually wanted to learn things for the pleasure of it, but I still couldn’t muster any enthusiasm for languages. Now all these years later I think it actually would be kind of cool to know another language.

I know a guy who’s a professional translator, and he still regrets bothering with Latin. But I always preferred learning Latin to learning French. So … yeah … I’m going to come out and say it … every schoolchild should study at least two years of Latin.
It can’t hurt … can it?

I’ve got nothing to add to that list right now, but since I quite like etymology, I was thinking a while back about compiling a list of Latin words and phrases, just as a fun exercise. Then when I realised how many of them there were, I thought it might be better to start with words from other languages … like Arabic (alcohol, algorithm, alkaline etc) and Hindi (avatar, juggernaut, shampoo etc). Anyway, this is still work in progress.

Doesn't a lot of the English volcabulary also have Germanic origins?

I don't know if you're into emulation at all, but I thought this might interest you:

http://www.romhacking.net/trans/1200/
http://www.romhacking.net/trans/1366/

The first two Zelda games translated into Latin o_O

Apparently the guy's currently translating Final Fantasy VI, as well.

(unless this guy is secretly you, then you probably were already aware)

I've never been into the Roleplay games other than RuneScape, which my gf introduced me to.

If I were to translate a game into Latin, I'd rather it be something like Command & Conquer.

My parents could speak latin, we sort of lost that after Vatican II

I really like this topic. I've read a book that you might be interested in called The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language by John McWhorter.

Good topic

Zelda's not so much an RPG as it is an action/adventure...though the second one has a bit more RPG elements to it, it also has a really cool shield system. You can block and attack high and low, so the fighting gets a bit more strategic, like Punch-Out!! or something, until you get the downward slash and just jump on all their heads.

But I guess not many people liked the second game =/