Thursday, April 26, 2018

Hebdomas tertia decima _Week XIII - Friday April 27 Word Study

April 27

Exercise 3 "Word Study" on page 58 Answers

1. magnus
magnate (noun), important business person
magnificent (adjective), very impressive; great
magnify (verb), to make larger

2. tempus
contemporary (adjective), lit., "with the times"; belonging to the same time
tempo (noun), rate of time in music
temporal (adjective), of present time only; not eternal

3. princeps
prince (noun), the son of a ruling king or emperor
principal (noun), chief or head person; (adjective), first or highest in rank or importance
principally (adverb), chiefly, most importantly

4. scribere
inscribe (verb), to write on or in
scribble (verb), to write carelessly; to write with meaningless marks
subscribe (verb), lit., "to write below," to pledge or pay money to support something, usually by placing a signature at the bottom of a document

5. pater
paternal (adjective), fatherly
paternity (noun), fatherhood
patron (noun}, one who gives support as a father would

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