Latin in Chemistry

In Chemistry, we just took a quiz over the periodic table. On that quiz, we were tasked with identifying the noble metals, the main three of which being silver, gold, and platinum. I noticed that all three of their periodic table names are directly ripped from Latin. Silver is Argentum, Gold is Aurum, and Platinum is Plumbum. All 3 of these elements are together on the table, and I think of Latin every time I hear the term "noble metals". I probably wouldn't have memorized their location if it weren't for learning about Roman culture and history in Latin class, and it made me feel good about both classes when I made that connection.

-Cole Hudson

Latin in World Religions

One class that I have used Latin in a lot would be world religions. Almost every day we hear a reference to Latin, whether it be new Latin or in some sort of ancient text.  One major point was when we were talking about the word philia, and the different types of friendships and love. Dr. Blue was asking if anyone knew the different kinds of philia, meaning friendship. I knew from what I've learned in Latin, that it meant a sort of brotherly love and strong connection. when i could make these connections it made me feel smarter than I was in that moment since I didn't know what the context was, just the Latin word. Knowing Latin helped me when he made other connection with the roots of words and the meanings of those words.
Natasha Silverlieb

Cry Baby

Latin in the musical Cry Baby is very prevalent and very abundant. Specifically in the jail scene when  they all sing together, "carpe diem, non encarteratem". This, in context is referring to the prisoners in jail who are about to escape and are demanding that they are not locked up. The definition of this term that the prisoners say is "Seize the day, not stay incarcerated!" The reason that I knew this was because we went over all of the Latin mottos. I felt very special and elite when I realized what that meant for the first time. 

- Matthew Wiggans 

How Latin has helped me in Science (Will B.)

My Latin vocabulary has helped me in my science classes. It has helped me in particular in Chemistry. Elements are identified on the periodic table with a symbol comprised of one to two letters. These symbols are often just the first letter of the element's name or an abbreviation of its name, but sometimes they have no relation to the element's English name. In some cases, an element's symbol is an abbreviation of the element's Latin name. For instance, iron's symbol is Fe. This has nothing to do with the word "iron" and everything to do with the Latin word "ferrus". This is the Latin word for iron. Another example is gold. Gold's symbol is Au. This is an abbreviation for the Latin word for gold "aurum". These vocabulary hints gave me a head start at remembering the element's positions in the table. When the symbols are known, elements can be identified at a glance. Latin made this easy. I was happy when I realized that a small part of chemistry would be easy to master thanks to Latin class.

Latin in Non-Latin Class

I have had the chance of using what I learned from Latin in other classes such as Physics, English, and Bible & Western Cultures. It helped me in these classes because their were Latin words as in the names of theories in physics, breaking down words in English for vocab quizzes, and ancient Latin phrases used in the Hebrew bible.

Kevin Murphy

January Blog Post

The Thing Understood: the original plural of "formula" (formulae)

The Setting: english class, grammatical discussion

The Latin Knowledge: grammar, origin word of "formula"

The Feeling: When I presented this to the class, I wasn't sure that I was correct.

The Name: Connor Ramsey

Science Class

In last year’s science class we were discussing the difference between homo sapien and homo erectus. I was able to explain because of my knowledge of latin. It made me feel very smart.

-Alyssa

Roman Numerals in the Odyssey

In the book The Odyssey by Homer instead of numbering the chapters/books with normal numbers it uses Roman numerals and because of Latin, I understood them well. I found this in English class when we had to read the Odyssey and learning Roman numerals in middle school Latin helped me to know what chapter I was reading. Since I learned this a while go making the connection felt natural since I had been using Roman numerals for a while in Latin classes.

Andrew Sincovec

Latin in School

Jefferson Ratliff

Latin was extremely helpful when I took the PSAT. When it came time to take the Grammer section of the test. I was able to recognize and define many of the words by using my background knowledge on Latin roots and their meanings. It has been helpful overall in my English classes. I have a greater understanding of my own language through learning a new one. Latin has had a massive influence on English that I had failed to recognize before taking Latin 1 and II. Weil reading many pieces of Literature for English class it had become clear to me the influence that not just the Lattin language but culture as well has affected Europe and its linguistic landscape. Latin is present in almost every aspect of academia and despite its age, it is still a large presence in the world. 

Latin in education

I have used my skills learned in Latin to further my vocabulary in humanities. I frequently found myself saying oh that sounds like a Latin word and I would get even more excited when the meaning was similar to the Latin words meaning. It makes sense that this would be the case since the majority of the English language is from Latin.  --Finn 

Latin in Cry Baby

In Cry Baby, the musical being put on by the upper school, there are lines in Latin in the song A Little Upset. At this point, the main character is in jail and sings about escaping with his friends. Near the end, the lyrics are "Carpe diem, non incarceratum, let's escapum, et tu Dupree? Sempre internam in Alcatrasum." While these lines aren't entirely real Latin, they do give some extra context to the song and its meaning. "Carpe diem", meaning seize the day, is followed by non "incarceratum" and "let's escapum". This shows Cry Baby's wish to escape and do what he wants, not wasting time in prison. "Et tu Dupree" is obviously a reference to "Et tu Brute", Caesar's last words before his death by his friend Brutus. In this case, however, Cry Baby is asking his friend Dupree if he feels the same way about escaping, or if he wants "sempre internam in Alcatrasum", always serving jail time in an allusion to Alcatraz. Not all of the Latin in the song is accurate, but knowing the idea of what they want to say gives a good layer of meaning to the song.

Latin with English Vocab Austin

In English 1 last year Latin was a great help. I used it when working on vocab and while reading the Homers the Odyssey. While working on vocab we had to guess the definition the look up the actual meaning. An understanding of Latin vocab and words helped me to answer correctly or at least get close to the right definition of a word. Also while reading the Odyssey having background knowledge of Roman culture was a big help. As the Romans took many ideas from the Greeks this was useful to understanding the book. Austin Shaunfield

Latin in English

One place that Latin has really helped me was just recently in my AP Language and Composition class. In the book that we are reading right now: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, by Anne Dillard. Overall the novel is very hard to follow. There is truly no overarching plot and is mainly just her talking about things/events that she has experienced in nature over the period of a year. The only sense of time in the novel is just her mentioning what the seasons are. Other than its complicated nature, religion is an aspect of the novel as well. Where she also reflects on god and her own spirituality. While this does not seem to connect to Latin, the novel references many different roman ideas/philosophers as well as uses Latin. Our most recent study of Pliny helped me connect the way that Pliny writes to the way he describes his observations, which helped connect why she used Pliny to describe this short portion of the novel. She mentions Pliny letters and tells a story of his about a Sicyonian potter came to Corinth. For example, one of the actual Latin phrases that she uses ex nihilo, which means out of nothing. She uses Latin to help solidify scientific language as she is describing nature. I thought that this was very cool that Latin helped with the scientific language, and gave me a better understanding of the text, and her scientific point of view.

Grace Ritter

Latin in Vocabulary

Throughout my Latin journey, Latin has come up a countless number of times, most of which being during English. In the English language, over 70% of words that are over two syllables come from Latin/Greek. Because of this, some Latin and English words are very close to each other in sound and definition. If I am not sure of the meaning of an English word on an English quiz or E.R.B. question, I can always use my Latin knowledge to make a safe, educated guess on the meaning of that word. An example is when the word "ocular" came up in an E.R.B. question. Using Latin knowledge of the word oculus, oculi (eye), I could infer that the word had something to do with the eye. Latin has already proved useful in other subjects and I am sure it will continue to do so. 

-Will Schnepf

Latin has helped me understand Mr. Abronowitz's ramblings

Keller Welton
Mr. Abronowitz is my advisor and was my chemistry teacher. During my time with him, he has given me lots of AUI's, or Abronowitz's useless information. One such AUI was that the word god, or anything relating to faith other than freedom of religion, doesn't appear in the Constitution, except in the date, Anno Domini, the year of our lord. We learned this in latin when we discussed mottos and began looking for latin in everyday life, and this connection I made not only helped me understand the foundation of our country, but it also helped me understand the inner-workings of Abronowitz's mind and just what is going on there.

Diego: How Latin helped me in other classes

One place where Latin has helped me in an English class is the grammar. For whatever reason Latin teaches grammar before we learn it in English. This isn't true in all cases, but it has happened multiple times. The only one I actually remember is when we went over participles in English. When everyone was confused on what a participle is and how it works, I semi-understood them already because we had started learning them in Latin. I remember thinking "I know what this is" when we started talking about them in English. This made participles in English so much easier because I already knew they were verbal adjectives and everything else I put in my notes for participles in Latin.

Diego

How latin helped me in school

When we were doing a sentence correction in English we had to use participles because we learned a lot about participles in Latin I could use participles in English. We learned so much about participles in Latin that the connection was easy to apply. The knowledge I have about Latin participles would help me if I learn principles later in English.

Nathan Moon

Miles Post Jan 31

A time that latin has helped me in school was when, in english class my sophomore year, a bonus question on a vocabulary quiz was to form a verb into a participle. I did not know what the participle was exactly in english, but because of latin I knew I had to give the verb an -ing ending. I decided to give the verb I was supposed to make into a participle an -ing ending and when I got the quiz back I had gotten the bonus point right. I knew the participle ending because we had recently had a quiz which asked me to tell what a verb that was in the perfect passive participle had meant and I had gotten it wrong, however this is what made me remember I had to put the -ing ending on the verb in english, which I transferred over into my english class for the bonus point. Making this connection made me feel like maybe at some point latin will come much more useful to me in my pursuit of education. That was the time I used something I had learned in latin into a different class.
-Miles Cuban

How I've used Latin in school

Latin can be useful to know in all settings. This includes the other classes at school. One time knowing Latin has come in handy was during history where I understood the word pyrrhic because of a Latin class previously that week. We learned it discussing the battles Hannibal fought to get to Rome, and the discussed the word later in the context of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Knowing important, complex vocabulary can help in all contexts and it makes me feel smarter to be able to make those connections.

- Nik Knapp

Latin in Other Class January 2019

In Honors Chemistry, we were discussing electron configuration and how for example, Au+ (cation of Gold), has a smaller radius than Ir (Iridium parent atom). While the answer is because of Coulomb's law attraction, a student in my class asked Mr. Abronowitz why the atomic symbol for Gold is Au. Mr. Abronowitz, in response, asked the rest of the class to stand up if they took Latin. Five students rose slowly and Mr. Abronowitz chose another student to answer, however, I already knew that Au comes from the Latin word for gold, Aurum. I was able to understand this because of Mr. Stewart's Latin class in 8th grade, in which aurum was a vocabulary word that appeared regularly on quizzes, tests, and a vocabulary game known as "Seats!". I felt quite knowledgeable and superior to the other students in the class knowing and I expected more interesting connections to Latin in this class, making me feel at a slight advantage in comparison to my classmates.

Arjun Kantamsetty

Relative Pronouns in English

     When talking to my English teacher about themes in the book we were reading, the phrase "Quid Pro Quo" came up when describing how many of the main character's actions are one thing for another. The phrase "quid pro quo " translates literally as "something for something".

     The grammar behind this statement is not what meets the eye. in this instance, both quid and quo are not translated as who or what but are how Latin demonstrative translates into English. But what is a relative pronoun and why is it important? Relative pronouns refer to things, people, places, or ideas that have been mentioned previously. Who, what, where, and when, are all relative pronouns that can introduce clauses by referring back to a noun, concept or idea, usually given in the preceding sentence. When arguing for Archias' citizenship, Cicero uses relative pronouns and relative clauses multiple times. For instance:

     "et omnes, qui aliquid de ingeniis poterant iudicare, cognitione atque hospitio dignum existimarunt." [5]

     In this portion of a larger sentence, the relative pronoun qui refers back to omnes, and aliquid, meaning "anything", is the accusative in the sentence. the phrase in the sentence is: 

     "and all (men), who were able to to judge anything of intelligence, thought that he (Archias) was worthy of recognition."

     It is obvious that the "who" in the sentence goes back to "all (men)" because it is a relative pronoun. In "quid pro quo" the relative pronouns are quid and quo, with pro meaning "for". The relative pronouns hold the place for "something" with that something referring to any item in trade for another "something" (any other item). This phrase is fitting when describing the idea of trade. The relative pronouns hold the place of every item you could trade for every thing you could receive or money in turn. 

     Knowing how quid and quo function gave this phrase a deeper meaning when talking to my English teacher. It described human behavior, some relative action for some relative wanted result, and specifically in that case, our book's main character and his behavior.

- Will B.

Latin in English Grammar

Latin helped me a lot last year in English. We had been working on participles in both Latin and English. The reason Latin was so helpful was it was more organized. In Latin we did charts to show how each participle worked with tense and voice. In English we really didn't look at it, so when working with participles it helped a lot to think about how the Latin was organized and apply that to English. It felt really good to be able to understand English better because of Latin, and it helped me on tests which was very nice.

Luke Hanft

Latin in Biology

I was in biology and I was reading my text book when a latin phrase came up "Omnis cellula e Cellula". We were discussing this as a class and everyone was curious as to what it said and I said " all cells from a cell" and I was right "every cell from a cell" is the true translation. I understood this because of my amazing skill in knowing latin vocabulary. It felt really amazing to be able to understand this thing that almost no one in my class knew and it was pretty great because it affirms that latin is really useful. 

-Maggie 

Mythology in the Odyssey

Much like the rest of the freshman in my grade, we are reading "The Odyssey" in English. Throughout the book we see numerous historical references and many other references to mythology. Aside from understanding the Chapter numbering, as it was in Roman numerals, I was able to understand almost all of the Mythology and historical references they made in the book. For example, I recognized many of the mythological characters such as: Polyphemus, Calypso, Circe, All of the gods, The sirens, Achilles, and many of the travels of Odysseus I recognized as well. My favorite thing that I recognized was probably the interaction with Polyphemus in his cave. That was the story that I remembered the best out of all of the others. As for historical references, aside from a few other small ones, there was one major one that I remembered which was the Trojan War. I remembered many of the small facts about it which helped me understand the book more. In fact, all of the information I had previously known helped me understand the book a lot more than I would've if I hadn't known.

(Image of the Polyphemus chapter in "The Odyssey"

-Jonas Pearson

Latin in Algebra 2

One time in Algebra last year we were learning how to graph complex equations. Graphing is difficult for me because sometimes I mix up the Y-axis and the X-axis. Mrs. Denison helped me and told me a trick that I could use to remember the difference. She told me to think that the Y-axis is roman columns. This helped me because I knew that roman columns went up and down instead of sideways. I knew about Roman columns through the various projects we have done, and we learned more through the saturnalia projects this year. Thinking about Roman Columns made my connection stronger, and I think about that every time I graph something in math.

-Aneesa Patel

One time in Chem my teacher asked the class what homo meant in Latin. I said that it meant man and then she said that it meant same and then everyone thought that I was not, in fact, a Latin scholar. I was able to know that she was wrong and that homo actually did mean man because of vocab work that we've done the past few years. It felt good that I was able to make that connection. 

Frances 

Latin In Other Subjects

       Last year in humanities class we would have these vocabulary quizzes about once a week. Often while studying for these vocabulary quizzes I would see derivatives that I have seen before from latin class. This would often help me memorize not only the English but the latin word too. It was so cool to be able to relate my other language course to my English class and be able to use my knowledge of latin for the better in that class. Knowing latin definitely helped me out a lot not only in vocabulary but also in other things such as grammar. Knowing the latin helped me notice things like the prefixes and suffixes of different words. Being able to make this connection was so cool and it showed me how doing latin is everywhere not and not only in class.

- Grace Moundas

Q.E.D in Geometry

Q.E.D in Geometry

      In Geometry, we learned that when we were finished with proofs to either put a box at the end or the letters Q.E.D. According to Math Open Reference, the website we use to complete constructions, those letters stand for Quod Erat Demonstrandum. Loosely translated, that which was to be demonstrated. This means that at the end of the proof, the reason that the equation works is that we demonstrated it through the proof. It was interesting to see that Latin can affect more than doctor terms and roots of words on the SATs. I was able to recognize the separate words, and so whenever the teacher explained, I already knew it. I loved being able to see the skills we learn in class applicable to a real-life situation.

-Maddy Collins

Latin in World History

When I first began taking Latin, it was pretty hard for me to see how Latin words could be anywhere in the English language. Whenever I saw an English derivative, it would have to be shown to me by a teacher. But recently, while reading literature for World History, I have not only been able to see root words for English words, but I have also been able to tell certain words originate from Latin just by how they sound. This new skill has helped me greatly in not only understanding new words, but also finding a deeper meaning in older ones. One such recent occurrence was while reading about the Enlightenment. The word enlightenment is made of the Latin prefix -en, meaning in, into, and lux, meaning light. Combined, you get "into the light", a way of describing someone who has come upon a revelation.

- Andrew Tanner

Latin in Model Senate

Last year in Humanities, we did the Model Senate project. We were discussing the history of the Senate and Mr. Loveland asked, "what does 'e Pluribus Unum' mean?" Due to my Latin knowledge, I was able to say it meant "One from many." I was kind of quiet during the Model Senate unit because I didn't know a lot about the Senate but when I was able to answer Mr. Loveland's question, I felt really good and happy! Thanks, Mr. Stewart and now, Dr. Morgan!

Benji Purcel

Latin in other subjects

In chemistry we were going through the periodic table. When showing the atomic symbol for gold he asked if anyone knew why it was Au. I wasn't the one to answer, but I knew why it was like that. I knew that Aurum was gold in Latin, so when they were coming up with the atomic symbol for gold they used the first 2 letters from the Latin word for gold. Knowing that made me feel like I knew a little better about chemistry as a whole, and that Latin may help me further down the line in Chemistry.

Sam Robinson

Latin in Philosophy

In Philosophy class, we have been reading Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy. Though we are reading an english translation the book was originally written all in Latin. In particular, he is well known for the phrase "cogito ergo sum"; I think therefore I am. This is the basis of his argument and the main axiom from which he attempts to prove the existence of God.

Joey

Latin in ACT Prep and English Jackson

During my ACT prep, my tutor and I went over prefixes and suffixes to help me prepare for the upcoming ACT. This topic was familiar to me because, throughout my Latin career, prefixes and suffixes have appeared many times. Prefixes like “co,” “inter,” and “sub” are used in countless English words, and even if I didn’t know the actual definition of a word, I was able to figure out the general meaning because I knew that these meant “together,” “between,” and “under”. Because of Latin class, these prefixes have become like second nature, and I’m able to recognize more words because I have been studying Latin vocabulary for three years now. Doing translations in class requires knowing a lot of vocabulary, so I’m able to understand more English because I know a fair bit of Latin vocabulary. I feel better prepared for my ACT because of Latin class, and I’m glad that I’ll be able to use Latin as a stepping stone to continue preparing for my upcoming test. Although we haven’t had a vocabulary quiz in English for a while, studying Latin helped me recognize words such as “comingle,” “commiserate,” and “supercilious”. I hadn’t heard these words before, but I knew that comingle and commiserate would have something to do with putting things together or doing something together and supercilious would mean something related to “above”. The English definitions don’t necessarily have the same literal meaning as the Latin definitions, but using context clues, I was able to figure out the definitions more quickly because I’ve learned so much vocabulary in Latin.

Jackson Harris

Latin in Chemistry

During my sophomore year, I took both Chemistry and Latin III. In chemistry, we were learning about the periodic table around the same time we were translating Ovid in latin, and I noticed some similarities. The element gold has an atomic symbol of "Au". This comes from the latin word for gold "aurum". I thought it was interesting that latin even has influence in something like the periodic table.


Source

Rachel Neil - Latin IV

Latin in the 'Odyssey'/English

Recently in English, we have been reading the 'Odyssey' and obviously, there is a lot of Latin references and Greek references throughout the entirety of the book. For example, even though the book is translated into English, sometimes the sentences sound odd or out of place in the text. This is because that when they translated the book, sometimes sayings or words used together don't work together in a different language like English, so I guess what I'm trying to say is that there are occurrences in the book where things Odysseus or Penelope say come out sounding odd because they were originally in Latin. Also, the names used in the poem are all very well known names in the Latin world. For example, Helen of Troy, Odysseus, Telemakhos, and Kalypso. Then we have the gods used in the poem that you can find referenced throughout history and in different Latin texts. All things considered, the 'Odyssey' is filled with Latin/Greek apothegms and mottos, and there are just so many that I can't talk about them all in one sitting. I guess this means that this is the perfect time to go through and label some, and it's very interesting to put a sentence into a Latin translator and see what happens. Sometimes it helps me to understand what they are trying to say when I'm stuck somewhere. Anyways, Latin is everywhere in the world and it's up to us students to recognize where and when it's referenced.

Cat Grayson       

Latin in English

Along with the rest of the freshman, I am reading the Odyssey in my English class. Aside from being able to read the Roman numerals faster than most people in my class, I also know lots about the gods and goddesses. Since it is a Greek book, The Greek god's names are used (Zeus, Hera, etc.). Being in Latin class has taught me who all these Gods are and what they are in charge of. I was not aware how few of the people in my grade that don't take Latin know about greek mythology. I was one of the few people in my class who knew who the gods were while we were reading the Odyssey, and my teacher had to keep stopping to explain who they are and what they do, so I am glad that I knew about them already. Taking Latin also gives me more knowledge about words and their derivatives that are used throughout the book. Knowing Roman numerals, mythology, and having a Latin vocabulary are all factors that help me while reading the Odyssey.

Abby Jackson

Latin in Chemisty

Latin has helped me in Chemistry. Plenty of words in science have their roots in Latin. Look at the term "covalent". The prefix "co-" has its roots in latin with the prefix "com-" which translated as "together". The rest of the term is "valent". which comes from "valentia", which means strength. With these words put together, you find that the word means "combined strength". I felt rather accomplished when I made this connection.

Latin in English Class

Latin in English I

           A couple days ago, we were assigned a paper with set paragraphs to write about. Because we are currently reading the Odyssey, all the page numbers are in Roman numerals. A bunch of people in my class were confused about what page number everything was on. Most of the students in my class aren't in Latin, so Mr. Schmidt used the last 10 minutes of class to explain Roman numerals. In 7th grade, we learned about numerals, so I already knew what they meant I used the extra time to go through my book and find quotes. I felt very proud of myself that I knew what the numerals were. The one thing I would like to know, is why there are Roman numerals in a Greek book.



Examples of the numerals in my Odyssey book

Sophie Pong

Latin in World History

So, Cole, Ethan, and I were just chilling in World History and Mr. Silva starts talking about the defenestration of Prague and he called out to the Latin students to find out if any of knew what it meant and I told him that defenestrate means, to through out of a window. Then we moved on and that was really the end of it.

Latin In APLANG

In APLANG at the moment, we are reading the book Pilgrim At Tinker Creek. The book is based off the transcendentalism movements ideals, which believed that the appreciation of nature could bring about a state of 'pureness' or happiness in the form of 'innocence'. The book can at times be very confusing, as the author, Annie Dillard, references many authors and books I have never heard of. However, the other day while I was reading a chapter that was discussing time and how it relates to nature, Dillard quotes Pliny. It reads "The general rule in nature is that live things are soft within and rigid without...well expressed...by Pliny, who writes of nature, 'To all the rest, given she hath sufficient shells, cods, hard hides, pricks...man alone, poor wretch, she haith laid all naked upon the bare earth"(PTK 98)Though it did not say if it was Pliny the Elder or Pliny the younger, because of Latin class, I had good background information on both of them. Pliny the younger was, of course, lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny the elder I knew was also prominent in political society as a commander in the navy, raised Pliny the younger, and died at Pompeii. Pliny the Younger's account of his uncle's death is very important in our understanding of the event. Something I learned through research was Pliny the elder was a naturalist and natural philosopher. Thus, I believe that this quote is from Pliny the elder, as from our last reading on his hunt we learned that Pliny the younger is not very much a nature lover. However, Pliny the younger was the one that published some of his uncle's works and talked about Pliny the elder's book, the Naturalis Historia, a lot in his letters. Recognizing the name Pliny gave me an appreciation for what was being said in the chapter, which was discussing time. Nature has always spawned questions about our place in the universe and why we are the way we are, since Pliny's time, since the transcendentalist movement, since the 70s (when this book was written), and now. How we are and our place in time is so particular yet so random, considering that other parts of nature have so many cool things for protection. Why is this so? Well, I am hoping by the end of this book I figure that out since that is the main purpose of the author. Also, although I didn't entirely understand the chapter, Pliny's quote gave me some confidence because there was at least one author referenced that I do know.  -Katie

Latin in Humanities

In Eighth grade, I remember taking a humanities vocabulary quiz unprepared. I skimmed all the words and one immediately caught my eye, vex. I had remembered learning that the year prior in Latin class as vexo, -are, -avi, -atus. The only reason the word stuck with me is because Mr. Stewart would always say "You VEX me boy" so I thank him for that. Though I probably got a bad grade for not knowing any of the words, I was proud of myself for making a Latin connection.

Lucy Robinson

Practicing Vocab - latin and education

I don't know why I remember this, but in 7th grade one of our vocab words was "docile". The definition of docile is easily taught. When my teacher read out the word and then asked the definition, I could easily make an educated guess on the definition because of Latin. The Latin word for "teach" is doceo, docere, docui, doctum. The root of both the Latin word and the English word is the same. I raised my hand and my answer was "to teach," which is half correct! There are many other examples of Latin words or roots in the English language, and they will help me on future tests or assignments.

-Charlotte Eades A4

Sources:
https://www.latin-is-simple.com/en/vocabulary/search/?q=teach&ref=homeform - principle parts
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/docile