The minister for education is very keen for children to learn Latin. So here’s a thread with some Latin that I’d like @GavinWilliamson to learn. (All Latin etymology via etymonline.com).
An easy one for starters:
1)Virus. Latin for “poison”.
An easy one for starters:
1)Virus. Latin for “poison”.
2)Transmission. From Latin transmittere "send across, cause to go across, transfer, pass on," from trans "across, beyond" + mittere "to release, let go; send, throw"
3)Mitigation. From the Latin mitigatus, past participle of mitigare "soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame," figuratively, "make mild or gentle, pacify, soothe".
4)Ventilation. from Latin ventilatus, past participle of ventilare "to brandish, toss in the air, winnow, fan, agitate, set in motion," from ventulus "a breeze," diminutive of ventus "wind".
5)Vaccination. From Latin vaccinus, which means "from cows," from vacca, the Latin word for "cow." (The original vaccine being an injection of pus from a cowpox lesion).
6)Pandemic. Not actually Latin, but Greek (but it’s all about the Classics, right?). From pandemos, “pan” meaning “all” and “demos” meaning “people” (like that other archaic term, democracy, literally “rule by the people”). So a “pandemic” affects all people, including children.
7) Responsible. From Latin respons-, past-participle stem of respondere "respond, answer to, promise in return," from re- "back" (see re-) + spondere "to pledge".
8) Minister. One who serves. From Latin minister (genitive ministri) "inferior, servant, priest's assistant" (in Medieval Latin, "priest"), from minus, minor "less," hence "subordinate" (from PIE root *mei- (2) "small") + comparative suffix *-teros.
9) Pupils. From Latin pupillus (fem. pupilla) "orphan child, ward, minor," diminutive of pupus "boy" (fem. pupa "girl"), probably related to puer "child". An "orphan child, ward, person *under the care of* a guardian".
10) Advocate. To "plead in favor of," from Latin advocatus, past participle of advocare: ad + vocare "to call," which is related to vox "voice". An advocate(n) in Middle English is "one who intercedes for another"; a "protector, champion, patron."
Let's consolidate (make strong) what we've learnt by combining the words in a sentence:
The responsible minister advocated for the vaccination of pupils and reduced transmission of the virus in schools through mitigations such as ventilation.
That's Latin we can all advocate.
The responsible minister advocated for the vaccination of pupils and reduced transmission of the virus in schools through mitigations such as ventilation.
That's Latin we can all advocate.
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