Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words.
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples cac-, kak-[1]bad: Greek: κακός (kakós), κάκιστος (kákistos): cachexia ...
Lists of Greek and Latin roots in English beginning with other letters: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z P Root Meaning in English Origin language ...
The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes.These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages: Greek and Latin roots from A to G; Greek and Latin roots from H to O
The word cairn derives from Scots cairn (with the same meaning), in turn from Scottish Gaelic càrn, which is essentially the same as the corresponding words in other native Celtic languages of Britain, Ireland and Brittany, including Welsh carn (and carnedd), Breton karn, Irish carn, and Cornish karn or carn. [2]
Today's game of the day is a Games.com exclusive: Just Words provided by Masque Publishing. If you love scrabble, you will love the wonderful word game fun of Just Words. Play Just Words now only on
Carn – a pile of rocks (used as a word and also as a place-name element, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language karn) [4] Carn tyer – quartz (in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language kannter, meaning 'bright whiteness', or kanndir, meaning 'bright white ground') [4]
Carn is the official magazine of the Celtic League. The name, a Celtic word which has been borrowed into English as ' cairn ', was chosen for its symbolic value and because it can be found in each of the living Celtic languages .