5.3: §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 .