BibleRelating to any of the Latin vernacular translations of the Scriptures used especially in southern Gaul and northern Africa before being superseded by the Vulgate. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Comp...
but it did not correspond to anything in the minds of the indigenous people. They had no word meaning “inhabitant of the Western Hemisphere,” and most of them seem not to have adopted any equivalent even after centuries of contact. Any such word refers to commonalities seen from the outsi...
The sedge,Carex livida, which occurs across much of Eurasia and northern North America, covers the bases with its common names of Livid Sedge and Pale Sedge – they highlight either the word’s double meaning, or the confusion of the colloquial namers; the leaves are pale, they’re also a...
I am so glad that I was able to study Latin in High School. In the early 1960’s Latin was still a compulsory course, though the year after I started high school it was removed from the curriculum, in itself, a word of interesting Latin origin. Latin has a certain authority that othe...
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Britannica Quiz Word Nerd Quiz Umbrian The Umbrian idiom, closely related to Oscan, is known from a few small inscriptions and from the Tabulae Iguvinae (Iguvine Tables), which consist of seven bronze tablets found at Gubbio (the ancient Iguvium). Constituting one of the largest and most...
In this episode, we discover the Celtic roots of words forgarterin English and French. The English wordgarterrefers to a band around the leg to hold up a sock or stocking. It comes from Old Northern Frenchgartier(garter), from Old Frenchgaret(knee, leg), from Vulgar Latin*garra(shank,...
southern side of the Rhone, into the part of Gallia Narbonensis occupied by the Allobroges, Caesar will take military action against them. Notice that Mt. Jura comes very close to the Rhone, making it difficult for the Helvetii to travel west while staying on the northern side of the ...
Located in Northern Guiones this restaurant specializes in Breakfast and Lunch. The setting is a mediterranean inspired courtyard with palms and boutique stores. A great place to sip expresso and hang out with friends or just to try some healthy breakfast food creation then go shopping in one of...
Most recently, Franco has written and produced an album for La Tradicon Del Norte (The Northern Tradition), a quartet of twenty-something brothers from outside Tijuana. Released by BMG, "Corridos Para los Buenos, los Malos, y los Feos'' ("Ballads for the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...