Foreword -- Part I. Bioscientific words derived from Greek. Introduction to Greek bases and prefixes -- The Greek alphabet -- More Greek prefixes -- Greek adjective-forming suffixes -- Greek compound ...

There is no assessment more objective than a written exam in an ancient language. Such a test measures recall of and facility with a language that exists only on the printed page, one governed by a ...

The quality, breadth, and depth of student entries never ceases to amaze, especially in this 101st anniversary year ...

With students gone for the day, sixth grade teachers Joy Ford and Ryan Rusk sat in a classroom discussing the Latin root temp. After determining that “contemporary” and “temporary” share the root, ...

When you live inside the English language, you begin to see associations that are invisible to others, the way that the little kid in the movie “The Sixth Sense” sees dead people. Making connections ...

The Greek word for "excellence" was mistranslated into Latin as "manliness," and eventually became our word "virtue." ...