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Jane
Eyre, by Charlotte Brontė 1847 |
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| Latin
vocabulary acquired during the renaissance period |
(*NB Some
of the Latin words below came into English via French.)
Benefit
- C14th Latin bene (good) + factum (deed, done)
Cherished - C14th Latin carus (dear, beloved)
Creditor - C15th Latin creditor (credere - to trust)
Different - C14th Latin differre, (to differ)
Expedient - C14th Latin expedire (to disengage)
Expression - C15th Latin exprimere, expressum (to
express in words)
Immense - C15th Latin immensus, adj.(immeasurable)
Obligation - C14th Latin obligatus, (bound, under
an obligation)
Preserver - C14th Latin prae + servare (watch over,
protect)
Proceeded - C14th Latin pro + cedere (to go before)
Retained - C 15th Latin re + tinere (to hold back)
Tolerable - C15th Latin tolerare, (to bear)
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