2012 Regional Latin II Vocab/Deriv

Question 0

TU: Differentiate in meaning between the Latin nouns equus and eques.
B1: Differentiate in meaning between the Latin verb forms ero (with one “r”) and erro (with two “r’s”).
B2: Differentiate in meaning between flamma and flumen.

Answer 0

TU: EQUUS – HORSE, EQUES – CAVALRYMAN, KNIGHT
B1: ERO – I WILL BE, ERRO – I WANDER, ERR
B2: FLAMMA – FLAME, FLUMEN – RIVER, STREAM

Question 1

TU: From what Latin word with what meaning do we derive the English word “villain”?
B1 and B2: From what two Latin words with what meanings do we derive “convince”?

Answer 1

TU: VILLA - COUNTRY HOME

B1 and B2: CUM - WITH, VINCO - CONQUER

Question 2

TU: Differentiate, in meaning, between vultus and vulnus.
B1: Differentiate, in meaning, between humus and umerus.
B2: Differentiate, in meaning, between aeger and aequus

Answer 2

TU: VULTUS – FACE, COUNTENANCE, VULNUS - WOUND
B1: HUMUS – GROUND, EARTH, UMERUS - SHOULDER
B2: AEGER – SICK, FEEBLE, AEQUUS – EQUAL, FAIR

Question 3

TU: From what Latin verb with what meaning do we derive the word “stanza”?
B1: What derivative of “sto” means “characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude”?
B2: What derivative of “sto” means “immediate, sudden”?

Answer 3

TU: STO—TO STAND
B1: OBSTINATE
B2: INSTANTANEOUS

Question 4

TU: Quid Anglicē significat “ora?”
B1: Quid Anglicē significat “oro?”
B2: Quid Anglicē significat “orno?”

Answer 4

TU: SHORE (OR “MOUTHS, FACES”)
B1: TO PRAY, BEG
B2: TO ADORN, DECORATE

Question 5

TU: What derivative of “vir” means “moral excellence or goodness”?
B1: What derivative of “vir” means “having the essence or effect but not the appearance or form”?
B2: What derivative of “vir” means “a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field”?

Answer 5

TU: VIRTUE
B1: VIRTUAL
B2: VIRTUOSO

Question 6

TU: Give a synonym for the Latin verb occīdo.
B1: Give a synonym of the Latin verb occido.
B2: Give an antonym of the Latin verb occido.

Answer 6

TU: CAEDO, NECO, INTERFICIO, EXANIMO, PERIMO
B1: PEREO, MORIOR, ABEO, INTEREO, CADO
B2: VIVO, SPERO, NASCOR

Question 7

TU: State the principal parts and meaning of the Latin verb from which we derive the word “tutelage”?
B1: Name the two Latin words and their meanings from which we derive the word “intrude”.
B2: State the principal parts of “trudo”.

Answer 7

TU: TUEOR, TUERI, TUTUS SUM—TO SEE, LOOK AT, PROTECT
B1: IN—IN, INTO; TRUDO—TO PUSH, DRIVE
B2: TRUDO, TRUDERE, TRUSI, TRUSUM