LandaBooks Answers: September Song

  1. In the early Roman calendar, September was the seventh month, and Latin septem means seven.
  2. Emery is a hard, abrasive mineral, often ground and applied to paper (sandpaper, emery boards). The name comes from Greek smyris, akin to their term for smear.
  3. Nomenclature is the set of names or terms used in a specific art, science, etc. It comes from Latin nomenclautura, a calling by name, or list of names.
  4. Senescence (from Latin senescere, to grow old), means growing old, or characteristic of old age.
  5. Etiology (Greek, equivalent to aiti, cause, and ology, study) is the study of causes (of disease, physical phenomena, etc.).
Posted by Dave at 9/21/2011 2:01 PM
Categories: language, Words, word quiz
Tags: Language LandaBooks word quiz September emery nomenclature senescence etiology
 

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