Learning some Latin?
jenb
Hi Everyone,
My nearly 6-year-old son, Tommy, is very interested in the meaning of words. He is also into dinosaurs and all animals. He wants to know what their names mean. While I look up individual names, it takes awhile, I fall behind on the questions while I look for bits and pieces here and there. I was wondering if some basic latin might offer us a handful of things that we can refer to on-the-go. Does anyone have any recommendations on a resource or better idea? Maybe just a dictionary?! I've looked online and there are quite a few beginner books etc...
Thanks in advance,
Jen Brown in Sag Harbor
My nearly 6-year-old son, Tommy, is very interested in the meaning of words. He is also into dinosaurs and all animals. He wants to know what their names mean. While I look up individual names, it takes awhile, I fall behind on the questions while I look for bits and pieces here and there. I was wondering if some basic latin might offer us a handful of things that we can refer to on-the-go. Does anyone have any recommendations on a resource or better idea? Maybe just a dictionary?! I've looked online and there are quite a few beginner books etc...
Thanks in advance,
Jen Brown in Sag Harbor
Joyce Fetteroll
On May 1, 2013, at 2:45 PM, jenb wrote:
Or finding an app or website that breaks words down and defines what their pieces mean. Then have a shortcut to that site to make looking up a lot easier.
He's going to learn a lot more Latin absorbed from the words he's interested in than learning Latin words that may never come up in case he might need it.
Joyce
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> While I look up individual names, it takes awhile, I fall behindHow about looking them up himself? Some tablets allow you to speak questions. (Maybe some laptops and desktops too.)
> on the questions while I look for bits and pieces here and there
Or finding an app or website that breaks words down and defines what their pieces mean. Then have a shortcut to that site to make looking up a lot easier.
He's going to learn a lot more Latin absorbed from the words he's interested in than learning Latin words that may never come up in case he might need it.
Joyce
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Sandra Dodd
The best dictionary I know of for etymology is American Heritage, but they have some editions that leave the etymological notes out.
But nowadays, the easiest thing is to use is http://etymonline.com
Or look up the word with the word "etymology" and you'll read cool stories of words!
Here are some fun examples, too.
http://sandradodd.com/etymology
Sandra
But nowadays, the easiest thing is to use is http://etymonline.com
Or look up the word with the word "etymology" and you'll read cool stories of words!
Here are some fun examples, too.
http://sandradodd.com/etymology
Sandra