Chapter 5: Turning Latin Nouns into Adjectives
§44. Chapter 5: Exercises
1. Identify the absolutely predictable Latin adjective from which each of the following English adjectives is derived (e.g., capital: capitalis):
| a. | radial | ___________________ | d. | tabular | ___________________ |
| b. | famous | ___________________ | e. | urban | ___________________ |
| c. | senile | ___________________ | f. | virulent | ___________________ |
2. Using the format given in §43, write out ANALYSES for the following English words:
| a. | popular | _________________________________________________________ |
| _________________________________________________________ | ||
| b. | equine | _________________________________________________________ |
| _________________________________________________________ | ||
| c. | corporal | _________________________________________________________ |
| _________________________________________________________ |
3. The ETYMOLOGICAL MEANING of plumber (plumbarius) is “worker in lead.” Using a dictionary, find the Latin etymon (source-word) and the etymological meaning of (a) carpenter and (b) terrier.
| a. | ____________________ | __________________________________________________ |
| Etymon | Etymological meaning | |
| b. | ____________________ | __________________________________________________ |
| Etymon | Etymological meaning |
4. The Latin words calidarium and frigidarium referred to hot (calidus) and cold (frigidus) rooms in the Roman baths. An English derivative from calidarium (through Norman French) is cauldron or caldron, “a hot place.” What modern trademark cleverly suggests “a cold place”?
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5. Identify the Roman deities behind the following English adjectives:
| jovial | ________________________________________ |
| mercurial | ________________________________________ |
| martial | ________________________________________ |
| saturnine | ________________________________________ |
| venereal | ________________________________________ |
| cereal | ________________________________________ |
For Key to Exercises (Latin), see Appendix I.
