Etymology
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Etymology: the origin and history of how a word has changed.
Identify THREE English words derived from the same root as Spanish words. (….Latin!) List the date of origin, original meaning, and a different modern meaning. There are many words because of political history between France and England (year 1066). The aristocrats spoke French and the commoners spoke English, so the language represented one’s culture and education. Eventually many words were adopted and integrated, highly influenced by the work of Shakespeare.
Here are some examples that you cannot use.
English Word Armadillo
Spanish Word armadillo from armado (armored)
Common Root Latin armatus, past participle of armare "to arm"
Basic meaning animal with a hard, plated shell
Date 1570-1580
English Word: philosophy
Spanish Word: filosofía
Common root: phil, meaning “love”
Modern meaning: the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence
Date: 1300
English: Tornado
Spanish: Tornada
Common Root: from Latin tonare "to thunder"
Modern Meaning: a weather phenomenon with a twisting whirl wind
Date: 1550
NOT LATIN
English Word soviet
Russian word sovet – governing council
Old Russian suvetu- assembly
Basic meaning an elected governmental council in a Communist country
Date 1917
DO NOT use an online translator as this is not accurately reflecting the history of the word.
Double check that the English and Spanish words have the same derivative or root. For instance,
brother and hermano are NOT related. (Brother comes from the Germanic roots.)
www.etymonline.com
Etymology: the origin and history of how a word has changed.
Identify THREE English words derived from the same root as Spanish words. (….Latin!) List the date of origin, original meaning, and a different modern meaning. There are many words because of political history between France and England (year 1066). The aristocrats spoke French and the commoners spoke English, so the language represented one’s culture and education. Eventually many words were adopted and integrated, highly influenced by the work of Shakespeare.
Here are some examples that you cannot use.
English Word Armadillo
Spanish Word armadillo from armado (armored)
Common Root Latin armatus, past participle of armare "to arm"
Basic meaning animal with a hard, plated shell
Date 1570-1580
English Word: philosophy
Spanish Word: filosofía
Common root: phil, meaning “love”
Modern meaning: the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence
Date: 1300
English: Tornado
Spanish: Tornada
Common Root: from Latin tonare "to thunder"
Modern Meaning: a weather phenomenon with a twisting whirl wind
Date: 1550
NOT LATIN
English Word soviet
Russian word sovet – governing council
Old Russian suvetu- assembly
Basic meaning an elected governmental council in a Communist country
Date 1917
DO NOT use an online translator as this is not accurately reflecting the history of the word.
Double check that the English and Spanish words have the same derivative or root. For instance,
brother and hermano are NOT related. (Brother comes from the Germanic roots.)