Etymologically Speaking...
From the old Arabic word "hashshshin," which meant, "someone who is addicted to hash," that is, marijuana. Originally refered to a group of warriors who would smoke up before battle. Aaron White adds: You may want to explore the fact that the hashshshins were somewhat of a voodoo-ized grand conspiracy scapegoat cult (the very fact of their existence is impossible to confirm). They supposedly were a secret society (a la the FreeMasons) which was influential in every middle eastern court from Persia to Bangladesh. They were supposedly a brotherhood of assasins, devoted to their caballa and its secrecy, protected by an unlimited number of fanatical followers and unlimited material wealth. Assassination was their favorite method of instituting their power (see the Zoroastrian lore of the eunich priest Arachmenes and his assistance to Darius and Xerxes in their rise to/fall from power). R.
Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa
Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa Este site utiliza cookies. Ao continuar no site está a consentir a sua utilização. Saiba mais... Definições Acordo Ortográfico de 1990 Variedade do Português Balões informativos Em qualquer momento pode alterar esta configuração clicando no botão à direita da caixa de pesquisa. Importante: as definições acima são guardadas em cookies. Página principal pub O Ano em Palavras "O Ano em Palavras" apresenta algumas das palavras mais pesquisadas ao longo do ano no Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa que reflectemrefletemrefletem alguns dos principais acontecimentos portugueses e internacionais. Dúvidas linguísticas Na frase ceámos à lareira que a noite estava fria, qual é a função desempenhada pela palavra que? Agradecia que me informassem qual a palavra correta, prefabricado ou pré-fabricado, e se possível qual a regra para as palavras hifenizadas. Ver todas... Palavra do dia re·mo·ti·var re·mo·ti·var - ConjugarConjugar(re- + motivar) Mais pesquisadas do dia
Getting English words, word lists, word knowledge, vocabulary words, and indexes of science and technology terms with vocabulary quizzes or word tests for learning English vocabulary
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The Tower of Babel
<< Home Page The Tower of Babel An International Etymological Database Project Participants (so far): The Russian State University of the Humanities (Center of Comparative Linguistics) The Moscow Jewish University The Russian Academy of Sciences (Dept. of History and Philology) The Santa Fe Institute (New Mexico, USA) The City University of Hong Kong The Leiden University The main goal of the project is to join efforts in the research of long range connections between established linguistic families of the world. Every person or organization interested in this noble task is invited to join.
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Etymological maps
FASTEN SEAT BELTS 2 - Travel by Continent - Europe
Fasten Seat Belts, a light hearted guide to avoid misunderstandings while travelling. An innovative way to learn languages and pick up cultural tips. Travel by Continent / Europe In the Netherlands, it is the custom on someone's birthday to... Gifts, Miscellaneous, Do's & Don'ts, Netherlands Grec AP Audio program, Greece Neerlandais AP Audio program, Netherlands In Greece, you may see people mock spitting, for luck: « ftou ftou ftou... Body Language, Do's & Don'ts, Greece Turc AP Audio program, Turkey In Spain, in tapas bars, you are expected to throw rubbish on the floor. Bar Culture, Table manners, Do's & Don'ts, Spain In the Netherlands and Germany, don't walk on bicycle paths ! Miscellaneous, Do's & Don'ts, Germany, Netherlands In Denmark, Norway and Sweden, wait for the host to propose a toast and... Bar Culture, Table manners, Visiting people, Do's & Don'ts, Denmark, Sweden Allemand AP Audio program, Germany Portugais AP Audio program, Portugal In the UK, stand on the right side of the escalator Travel
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Building an Archive of ALL Documented Human Languages. - The Rosetta Project
Root Words
Teacher Tips I have always used root words as a quick class opener. I have even used them when my school sprang for the Sadlier-Oxford books as the two work well together. Forty years ago, way back at Millwood, my first school, the teachers developed a list of root words as part of a comprehensive 7-12 vocabulary program. We divided this extensive list of roots between grade levels and expected kids to be taught and to master about 50 at every grade level. Of course, that means each kid had at least 300 major roots in head by graduation. For my part, now that I am no longer part of a compre-hensive system, I went with a core 120 roots broken into 10-root sets in My Root Sets. I write two or three on the board every day and we brainstorm derivatives. I am very proud of the Root Word Tests since I use a big list of roots that I call My Root Dictionary. The students tell me that knowing roots consciously is very helpful on the ACT and SAT. Useful Websites Teacher Resources Check out Neo below:
What Languages Are the Hardest to Learn?
1036 26ShareNew There's a reason why most American students start with French or Spanish as a second language. These romance languages are somewhat similar to English and require (relatively) less time to learn than most. Using information from the Foreign Service Institute, this infographic from Voxy categorizes 23 languages by the level of difficulty.
Root Words, Roots and Affixes
Many English words are formed by taking basic words and adding combinations of prefixes and suffixes to them. 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. Common Latin and Greek roots Download a copy of the Common Latin Roots chart below. Download a copy of the Common Greek Roots chart below. Affixes One method of understanding the meanings of new words is to analyze the different parts of the word and the meanings of those parts. Download a copy of the Common Prefixes chart below. Download a copy of the Common Suffixes chart below.
