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Title: Our Latin Roots


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Our Latin Roots
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Semper Fidelis (US Marines motto, usually seen
as Semper Fi) means always faithful
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Ante Bellum means, literally before the war,
refers to a style, usually architecture in the
South, that was created before the Civil War an
example would be large brick mansions with white
columns)
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etc. an abbreviation for et cetera, meaning
and the rest.
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Alter the other of two
English word Alternative
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Arbor tree
English word arborist
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Amicus friendly
English word amicable
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Aqua water
English word aquarium
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    Ante before
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Bellum to carry on or wage war
English word Belligerent
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Bene well or good
English word benefactor
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English word accelerate
Celer quick
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English word cognitive
  Cogito to think
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Cum with
Ex Cum Laude with honors
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English word Dentist
Dentis tooth
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Dormio Sleep
English word dormitory
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Efficio - to do successfully
English word efficient
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Fidelis faithful, loyal
English word fidelity
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English word fortify
Fortis strong
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Dictus to say or speak
English word dictate
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Domi home English word domestic
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Donum gift
English word - donate
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Excludo to shut out
English word exclude
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Felix happy
English word felicity
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Gratus Pleasing
English word gratitude
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Hostis enemy
English word hostile
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Ignis fire
English word ignite
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Lac milk
English word lactate
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Luna moon
English word Lunar
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Lupus wolf
English word lupine
Of Lupine Descent
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Medius middle
English word medium
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Medicus doctor
English word medical
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Milia thousand
English word millimeter
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Nauta sailor
English word nautical
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OS
Bone
Example Osteoporosis
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PATER
FATHER
Example paternal
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Descendo
to go down
Example descend
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Facile
Easy
Example Facilitate
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Iratus
Anger
Irrational
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Fugio
to flee
Example Fugitive
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Lapsus
A slip
Example Lapse
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Includo
To Include
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Dilligens
steady, earnest
Example dilligent
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Disputo
Verbal argument
Example dispute
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"That's all folks!"
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