Chapter 1 – Etymology Practice

Nomen mihi est ______________________ datum est ________

I. Look at the following list of English words which are derived from Latin words in
Chapter 1. In the first column give the Latin word from which each word is derived.
(Hint: you may use the same word more than once.) In the second column choose
the correct definition for the English word from the list below and write it here.
Latin word Definition of English word
1. nomenclature ________________ _______________________________
2. arboreal ________________ _______________________________
3. alternate ________________ _______________________________
4. altercation ________________ _______________________________
5. uninhabitable ________________ _______________________________
6. rustic ________________ _______________________________
7. arborist ________________ _______________________________
8. legible ________________ _______________________________
9. transcribe ________________ _______________________________
10. ubiquitous ________________ _______________________________
11. denomination________________ _______________________________
12. sedentary ________________ _______________________________
13. proscribe ________________ _______________________________
14. villain ________________ _______________________________
15. vicinity ________________ _______________________________
16. illegible ________________ _______________________________
17. ignominious ________________ _______________________________
18. scribble ________________ _______________________________
19. arboretum ________________ _______________________________
20. sediment ________________ _______________________________

Definitions:
*not able to be read *not able to be lived in *characterized by sitting
*near by *the procedure of assigning names scientifically *able to be read
*marked by shame or disgrace *to make a full written copy of
*wicked or evil person (originally used to describe peasants)
*appearing everywhere *to proceed in turns *to write sloppily
*a name for a series or groups, often used to pertain to religious groups
*a specialist in caring for trees *a quarrel between 2 people or groups
*to publish the name of a person outlawed or condemned
*material that settles to the bottom *a place where trees are grown
*of or relating to the country *relating to trees