Latin is a synthetic, fusional language, in the terminology of linguistic typology. In more traditional terminology, it is an inflected language, although the typologists are apt to say inflecting. Thus words include an objective semantic element, and also markers specifying the grammatical use of the word.
New words are also created when words or word elements, such as roots, prefixes, and suffixes, are combined in new ways. Many English words and word elements can be traced back to Latin and Greek. Often you can guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word if you know the meaning. A word root is a part of a word. It contains the core meaning of the word, but it cannot stand alone. Latin is important to learn because its words are the root of many English words, so it will help me to understand the English words better. Anonymous, 9th Grade. It could help us if we went to a foreign country like France or Spain, it can help our vocabulary, and the grammar is very similar to English. To me Latin is important to learn because it is sort of the root language of lots of other languages. Amy, 6th Grade. It is good to learn another language and to know what some of the words we use now came from this language. It’s not only the language; we learn history about the Roman people and their culture. It is placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning. A suffix is a word part that is placed at the end of a word to change its meaning. Often you can guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word if you know the meaning of its parts; that is, the root and any prefixes or suffixes that are attached to it. Many English words and word elements can be traced back to Latin and Greek. Often you can guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word if you know the meaning. A word root is a part of a word. It contains the core meaning of the word, but it cannot stand alone. Latin is a highly inflected language, with three distinct genders, seven noun cases, four verb conjugations, six tenses, three persons, three moods, two voices, two aspects, and two numbers. 1 Locative – used to indicate a location (corresponding to the English in or at). 2  This is far less common than the other six cases of Latin nouns and usually applies to cities, small towns, and islands smaller than the island of Rhodes, along with a few common nouns, such as the word domus, house. A basic word to which affixes (prefixes and suffixes) are added is called a root word because it forms the basis of a new word. The root word is also a word in its own right. For example, the word lovely consists of the word love and the suffix-ly. In contrast, a root is the basis of a new word, but it does not typically form a stand-alone word on its own. For example, the word reject is made up of the prefix re-and the Latin root ject, which is not a stand-alone word Thus Latin has few words with many meanings. Therefore in Latin, context is everything. This is not as true in Greek, a language with an inherent predilection for forming compound words with felicity, to produce pleasant-sounding and logical names. Latin, Greek and English words. For example, donate is a Latin-based verb meaning to give, human is a Latin-based word referring to mankind, paternal is a Latin-based adjective referring to a father. Latin terms were borrowed earlier and are often more familiar than Greek terms borrowed later. I think that Latin is important to learn because it can help you learn where all of the English words came from and all of the prefixes and roots. Anonymous, 8th Grade. Latin is important today even though many people say it a dead language. To me Latin is important to learn because it is sort of the root language of lots of other languages. Amy, 6th Grade. It is good to learn another language and to know what some of the words we use now came from this language. It’s not only the language; we learn history about the Roman people and their culture. Latin is a synthetic, fusional language, in the terminology of linguistic typology. In more traditional terminology, it is an inflected language, although the typologists are apt to say inflecting. Thus words include an objective semantic element, and also markers specifying the grammatical use of the word. 1 Locative – used to indicate a location (corresponding to the English in or at). 2  This is far less common than the other six cases of Latin nouns and usually applies to cities, small towns, and islands smaller than the island of Rhodes, along with a few common nouns, such as the word domus, house. I think Latin is important to learn because it helps with other languages too. It also helps with English. If you do not know what a word is, then you can break up the word and see what parts of the word you know in Latin. Anonymous, 7th Grade. Latin is important because it will help you with vocabulary and your SATs. To me Latin is important to learn because it is sort of the root language of lots of other languages. Amy, 6th Grade. It is good to learn another language and to know what some of the words we use now came from this language. It’s not only the language; we learn history about the Roman people and their culture.
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