Common English Words From Latin

      This weeks post will be a little different than the past posts because this week I have heard a lot of people complain about not understanding some words they see in a doctor's office or even common words and not understand why the words mean what they mean.


     Here are a few common words that derive from Latin...


Recognize and Cognitive- They both have a meaning to think or remember
                                    something , and they both have a similar root of
                                    COGN. They both come from the Latin word
                                    COGNO, COGNERE,which means to think or reflect.

Corpse- This word basically means "a dead body." It comes from the Latin
           word CORPUS, which means body. Corpus is also the basis of many
           other English derivatives, such as 

           corporal, corporation, corps, and
           corpulent.
               Corpus is used in many different
           areas as well, like religion or even
           court. In religious ceremonies
           (typically in Catholic churches), we
           hear Corpus Christi, the body of
           Christ, and "Hoc est corpus," this is
           [my] body. 
               In court, we may hear attorneys
           say habeas corpus, may you 
           have the body (where a person is
           tried in court); corpus delicti, 
           the body of the offence (where a person is convicted of a crime); and
           cepi corpus, I got the body (where a police officer arrests someone
           like a wanted criminal).


Ambulance- Everyone knows this word. It is the vehicle that escorts a person
to the hospital quickly. Ambulance actually comes from the Latin word AMBULARE, which means to walk. Honestly, I still can not figure out why they chose this word for ambulance.   










Music and Museum- They are both forms of entertainment. They come from
              the word MUSE, and the Muses are
              extremely knowledgeable entertainers.
              There are nine muses in all. Calliope is
              the muse of Epic Poetry, Erato is the
              muse of Love Poetry, Euterpe is the muse
              of Elegiac Poetry and Music, Polyhymnia is
              the muse of Hymns, Terpsicore is the
              muse of Dance, Thalia is the muse of
              Comedy Theatre, Melpomene is the muse
              of Tragedy Theatre, and Urania is the
             muse of Astronomy.










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