Latin 101

LATIN 101A fast introduction to Latin and…why you should take it.Latin? What do I know about Latin?Ever heard any of these words?AudioVideoTransViaCaesarVillaThese are just a few words that you already know.What about these?Latin NounsThink “English”Pax,pacispacifyAmor, amorisamorousPater,paterispaternalMater,materismaternalFrater,fraterisfraternitySorror, sorrorissororityAmicus, amiciamicableCanis, caniscanineFemina, feminaefeminine And these?Latin VerbsThink “English”Porto, portareportableReclino, reclinarereclineCircumvenio, circumvenirecircumventDeploro, deploraredeplorableNavigo,navigareNavigation, navalCapio, caperecaptureDebeo, deberedebtDefendo, defenderedefensiveCanto,cantarecantataThe list goes on and on…So many of our English words have come from the Latin and because they do it makes learning vocabulary much easier.It will help your English vocabulary as well.It will definitely help your verbal SAT scores.Students who take Latin consistently have higher scores on the verbal part of the SAT than those who take other languages!Carpe diem!