| KichiVerde said: Damn. People still study Latin? Damn. Personally, i think it is a waste. Why study a dead language when you could learn a current one? |
Latin has its roots in dozens upon dozens of languages. Learning Latin enables you to grasp the concept of the English vocabulary, Spanish vocabulary, Italian vocabulary, French vocabulary, German vocabulary etc. much more simply than before.
For example, the word "recapitulate." It comes from the latin stems re meaning again, and caput, meaning the head, or top. It literally means "again from the top." Or, more simply, it's the extended form of recap.
Infidel comes from in, meaning not, and fidel, meaning faith. Not of the same faith.
Doctor, from doctum, meaning teach. Disciple, from discipulus, meaning student. Convert, from con (with) and vert (turn). Conscience, con and scientia, meaning knowledge. Ambidextrous, from ambi meaning both, and dexter meaning right.
The list goes on and on.
Kimi wa ne tashika ni ano toki watashi no soba ni ita
Itsudatte itsudatte itsudatte
Sugu yoko de waratteita
Nakushitemo torimodosu kimi wo
I will never leave you
