Program I

Overview of the Series

1. Evolution of languages
2. English words taken from Latin
   1. Words taken directly from Latin—opus, onus, agenda
   2. Words that use the Latin plural ending, such as curricula
   3. Phrases taken directly from Latin—modus operandi, ad hoc, ad infinitum
   4. Abbreviations such as RX, e.g., i.e., etc.
   5. Mythological references—Herculean task, odyssey, carrying the world on one’s shoulders
3. Latin as the source for new words, such as computer and ordinateur (French for “computer”)

Exercises

• Suffixes
• 21 Verb Forms—Definition Practice
• More Latin Verb Roots—Definition Practice
• Verb Forms Puzzle I—requires Java-enabled browser
• Verb Forms Puzzle II—requires Java-enabled browser