KCS Classics @KCSClassics
Alexander the Great would always have searched for something unknown, and if there had been no other competition, he would have competed against himself. KCS Wimbledon Classics Joined September 2014-
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The word 'guest' is related to Latin 'hostis' (enemy), whence 'hostile'. The meanings of words constantly change. This is called semantic drift. The Proto-Indo-European word *gʰóstis meant "stranger". Its meaning became negative in Latin but positive in Germanic. Here's how:
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If you are curious about Boris Johnson's reference to Cincinnatus in his goodbye speech - he was a 5th century BC Roman politician who saved the state from an invasion, then - job done - returned to his farm ('to his plough'). He was also an enemy of the people.
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Coctus, a perfect participle, means 'cooked, baked' in Latin. In Italian, coctus became cotto, as in 'panna cotta' (cooked cream), 'terra-cotta' (baked earth) and 'ricotta' (re-cooked). In French, it became cuit, part of 'charcuterie' (cooked meat) and 'biscuit' (baked twice).
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The English word 'collar' goes back to collum, a Latin word for 'neck'. Latin also seems to have had the verb *accollāre, which originally meant 'to put something on/around the neck'. From this, via French, English gets the word 'accolade'.
Why shouldn’t the Greeks have their marbles back? We proved we lost ours years ago theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Odium is a Latin word for 'hatred', and to be 'in odiō alicui' is to be hated by someone. It was the fusion of the two-word phrase 'in odiō' (literally 'in hatred') into a single verb that seems to be the origin, via Old French, of the English word 'annoy'.
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One of the great special effects in History!!! At noon, every 21 April (traditional date of birth of Rome), sun's rays beam perfectly on entrance doorway of Pantheon, Rome. Emperor would be bathed in the sun's rays as he entered the building as part of the celebration ceremony.
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The word 'country' ultimately stems from Latin '(terra) contrāta': (land) lying opposite (to the city). There's no connection to 'county', which is related to 'count' (nobleman), which in turn has nothing to do with 'to count' - even though Count von Count suggests otherwise. 🧛♂️
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As emperor, I will definitely get students to read tales from classical mythology and the Bible. Not just because they’re fun, but because not to know them, in a country as influenced by them as Britain has been, is to be culturally disenfranchised. thetimes.co.uk/article/virgil…
Virgil’s Aeneid grips teenage pupils with gods and monsters of mythology | News | The Times thetimes.co.uk/article/virgil…
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