Classical Words of the Day

May 29, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

minim (Merriam Webster)
vastity (Worthless Word for the Day)

Latinitas:

*efficio, efficere, effeci, effectus* – to accomplish, bring about #etymology English adj "efficient" – competent, productive & not wasteful

— Latin Vocabulary (@latinwordaday) May 28, 2012

violentus: violent: adjective. Example sentence:Tarquinio tyranno expulso mortem violentam non timeo.Translation… http://t.co/TtcH6cyW

— Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 29, 2012

rĕ-pĕrĭo, repperi (less correctly reperi), rĕpertum,

4 perh., to procure), in gen., to find, meet with, either by searching or by accident

— Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) May 29, 2012

Greek:

καινός

καινός, ή, όν, new, fresh

— Henry George Liddell (@LiddellAndScott) May 29, 2012

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May 27, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

epitome (Merriam Webster)

ventose (Dictionary.com)

… latinitas:

vulnus: wound: noun. Example sentence:Haec omnia vulnera belli tibi nunc sananda sunt.Translation:All these woun… http://t.co/O0piYqKc

— Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 27, 2012

āla, ae, f.

for axla, contr. from axilla, (Hesych.) = shoulder = O. H. Germ. Ahsala; Germ. Achsel. Lit., a wing, as of a bird

— Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) May 27, 2012

… the Greek side:

https://twitter.com/#!/LiddellandScott/status/206612602858639361

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pervade (Merriam Webster)

… and a dash of latinitas:

cibus: food: noun. Example sentence:Quod cibus est aliis, aliis est venenum.Translation:What is food to some is … http://t.co/lM8G8K6r

— Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 26, 2012

certiorem facere, to inform, apprise, show
certior, be informed

— Charlton T. Lewis (@LewisandShort) May 26, 2012

… and just a touch of Greek:

https://twitter.com/#!/LiddellandScott/status/206277550815719424

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May 24, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

damask (Merriam Webster)
demiurge (Dictionary.com)
rugose (OED)
maleficiate (Worthless Word for the Day)

… from the Latin Twitterverse:

mori: to die: verb. Example sentence:Quem di diligunt, adolescens moritur.Translation:Whom the gods love dies young. http://t.co/obcbs0Wx

— Latin Language (@latinlanguage) May 24, 2012

https://twitter.com/#!/LewisandShort/status/205491694504902657

… and on the Greek side:

https://twitter.com/#!/LiddellandScott/status/205489946524532737

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May 23, 2012 ~ David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist ~ Leave a comment

chrestomathy (Dictionary.com)
insuavity (Worthless Word for the Day)

… and from the Latin twitterverse:

*merx, mercis* f. – commodity, goods (in the plural) #etymology of English noun "merchandise" – manufactured goods

— Latin Vocabulary (@latinwordaday) May 23, 2012

https://twitter.com/#!/latinlanguage/status/205090416356368385
https://twitter.com/#!/LewisandShort/status/205043347960770561

… and Greek:

https://twitter.com/#!/LiddellandScott/status/205042700599296000

… not sure if I have some duplicates there …

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