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Latin Roots
Latin Roots teaches how to expand vocabulary by using knowledge of Latin roots to determine the meaning of unfamiliar complex words.
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Understanding Words: The Power of Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes
Dive into the technique of using word structure to decipher unfamiliar words in reading. Explore how analyzing Greek and Latin root words, prefixes, and suffixes can unlock the meanings of many English words. Learn about common root...
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The Influence of Latin on English: From Romans to Renaissance
This video explores the profound influence of Latin on the English language throughout history, from the Roman times to the modern era. It delves into how Latin words have shaped English vocabulary, from everyday words to scientific...
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Reviewing the Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary
A review of the Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, explaining its publication history and its usefulness for medievalists. The companion video, unboxing and reviewing the Oxford Latin Dictionary, is hereref='https://youtu.be/9bUynpJ9veM'...
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That Changes Things
Mr. Griot teaches some common Greek and Latin affixes and root words and shows how using roots, prefixes, and suffixes affect the meanings of words.
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Use the Keys to Unlock the Meaning
Mr. Griot demonstrates how to use Greek and Latin affixes and root words to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words.
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The Irritating Truth About Silent Letters in English
In this video, the teacher explains the origins of silent letters in English words such as doubt, receipt, debt, plumber, aisle, and isle. This informative video sheds light on the fascinating history behind these silent letters and how...
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Album: Word History Connections
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Clue: Theseus, Agatha Christie, & Fingerprints
From Greek myth to detective fiction: the origin of the word "Clue" Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us href='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>us For further explorations...
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What's the Earliest English Word?
We're looking for the earliest surviving written English word--is it in Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, on artifacts from the migration period, or in Latin? For more on the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England, take a look at my collaboration with...
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The History of the Americano Cocktail
Vermouth, Campari, and the Americano Way: the etymology of the Americano & Negroni cocktails takes us from Visigothic rulers and Latin kings to Italian adventurers and the origin of the American dollar. Small correction: The name "Arthur...
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Ambition: Word History Connections
The roots of ‘ambition’ and other political vocabulary show the way language changes with society's changing values. For further explorations of these subjects, check out Thorneloe University's courses in the Humanities, including "Greek...
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Fossil: The Language & History of Paleontology
Digging up the classical roots of the word "fossil", and the origins of palaeontology and geology. Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us href='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' target='_blank'...
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Beef: Word History Connections
The history of the word "beef", and its connection to war and conquest. Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us href='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>us For further...
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Loaf: Word History Connections
The history of the word "loaf", and the cultural importance of bread. Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us href='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>us For further...
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Costume: The Language of Fashion
The custom of costumes -- inspired by Halloween, an exploration of the language of fashion and fashion as a language. Thank you to our newest Patreon supporters, Benjamin Walls & Alex Smallman!! #halloween #costume #etymology For further...
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Etymology: Some History of Proto-Indo-European
The origin of the word 'etymology' leads to an explanation of the basics of Proto-Indo-European, Grimm's Law, and comparative philology. Thank you to our newest patron, Michael Wombat! For further explorations of these subjects, check...
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Why Do Word Meanings Evolve? Evolution & Semantic Change
What are the mechanisms of semantic change? And how does the etymology of the word 'evolution' reflect these changes? It turns out that the history of book production ties all these things together! #evolution #etymology #WeCreateEdu...
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Why do people hang Christmas stockings?
Digging beneath the sugarcoating to find the linguistic and cultural origins of the holiday treats in the Christmas stocking. For further explorations of these subjects, check out Thorneloe University's courses in the Humanities,...
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Bug: Word History Connections
From British folklore to open source computing, the history of the word “Bug”. Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us href='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>us For further...
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Why do we eat Turkey at Thanksgiving?
The #etymology & origin of the #Turkey, and what its history tells us about #Thanksgiving, colonialism, globalization, and guinea pigs! A correction: "kalkoen" is associated with the trading city Calicut, in Kerala rather than Calcutta....
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Freebooting: Piracy on the High Seas & the World Wide Web
How "freebooting" went from swashbuckling to social media. The etymology of words for piracy, the coinage of a new term for illicit uploads of videos, and the history of fictional portrayals of pirates on screen. For more on the word...
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Mai Tai: Cocktail Word History Connections
A brief history of Tiki culture, and the origins of the Mai Tai! Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us href='https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>us For further explorations of...