“What’s in a name?”•Learn the meaning

and origin of your first and middle names

•Write or type your names on a sheet of paper

•Tell the origins of your names

•Give the meanings of your names

•Provide an illustration for each

Anna – (Hebrew) full of graceLaurin - (Latin) laurel tree

• -10 points if not on cardboard, typing, or construction paper

• -10 points if it has no color

• - 10 points for spelling or punctuation errors

• - 10 points if it is 1 day late (due date Wednesday, April 20 2011)

“What’s in a name?” (rubric)

* It will not be accepted past Thursday, April 21.

Etymology

Etymology Etymology is the history of a word.

Our language is always changing. We

constantly borrow words from other

languages, make up new words, and change

the meanings of old words.

By studying the history of words we can gain a

better knowledge of the English vocabulary.

New words added to New words added to the the Merriam-Webster’s Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate DictionaryCollegiate Dictionary

since 2006.since 2006.

ringtone

biodiesel

spyware

ollie

supersize

Gastric bypass

Drama queen

unibrow

B.C. – B.C. – before ChristA.D. – A.D. – Latin phrase “Anno Domini” “the year of the Lord”

B.C.E. – B.C.E. – before common eraC.E. – C.E. – common era

Linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of human language.

Cuneiform Cuneiform “wedge- “wedge-

shaped”shaped”““land land

between between rivers” rivers” (3500 – (3500 – 2000 B.C.)2000 B.C.)

Ancient Ancient Egypt (3100 Egypt (3100 – 1070 B.C.)– 1070 B.C.)

HieroglyphicsHieroglyphics

1.1. GreekGreek

British MuseumBritish Museum

The The

RosetRosetta ta

StonStonee 2. 2.

DemoticDemotic3. 3. HieroglypHieroglyp

hicshics

Indus River Indus River Valley Valley (2500 – (2500 –

1700 B.C.)1700 B.C.)

Large Large cities cities with with

straight straight roadsroads

Indoor Indoor plumbiplumbi

ng ng with with pipespipes

(1700 – 1122 (1700 – 1122 B.C.)B.C.)

Shih-tzuShih-tzu Chinese Chinese EmperorEmperor

Tzu Tzu

meameans ns “of “of the the

mastmaster”er”

(800 – 338 (800 – 338 B.C.)B.C.)

DoricDoric IonicIonic CorinthCorinthianian

Roman EmpireRoman Empire

(509 B.C. – (509 B.C. – 476 A.D.)476 A.D.)

LatinLatin was the language of the Latins, ancestors of the Romans, that lived in the region known as Latium. Their most important city was Rome, founded by Romulus in 753 B.C.

Titus Livius Titus Livius

(59 B.C. – 17 A.D.)(59 B.C. – 17 A.D.)

“Go,” he said, “and tell the Romans that by heaven’s will my Rome shall be capital of the world. Let them learn to be soldiers. Let them know, and teach their children, that no power on earth can stand against Roman arms.”

Roman roads in England

Roman theater seats in Spain

Roman temple ruins in Portugal

Roman aqueduct in France

Roman bridge in Turkey

Roman ruins in Corinth in Greece

What do you think Greco/Roman

means?

Romance Languages

Italian

French

Spanish

Portuguese

Norsemen Norsemen

(789 A.D. - (789 A.D. - *1000 A.D.)*1000 A.D.)

SSCCAANNDDIINNAAVVIIAA

NorwNorwayay

DenmDenmarkark

SwedSwedenen

(Finla(Finland)nd)

(Icela(Iceland)nd)

RurikRurikDynasty Dynasty

of Kievan of Kievan Rus (880 Rus (880

A.D. - A.D. - *mid *mid 1400 1400 A.D.)A.D.)

““land of the land of the Rus” Rus”

Latin RussiaLatin Russia

http://www.scots-online.org/grammar/whits.htm

EngliEnglishshAmeriAmericancan

America is described as a “Melting Pot” because of

our blended ethnicity. Our language is the same –

blended.

X

Why would people leave

their own country?

Why did people

choose to come to America?

Irish Irish ImmigraImmigra

tiontion

•Mid 1800s

•Downy mold ruined

potato crops

•Lost a quarter of

its population

•Political Freedom

•More opportunities

•Religious Freedom

Roman Republic (citizens

elect leaders)

Greek Democracy

Protestant Christian

Roman Catholi

c

LAND!!

Better Jobs

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

Emma Lazarus 1883

Statue of Liberty -gift from France (1886)

Ellis Island

Ellis Island

“Gateway to the United States”

“Gateway to the West”

•Immigration inspection

station

•1892 - 1954

“Words from Around the World”The following words are from different languages

around the world. To determine the origin of each word, think about what you know about the culture and

location of each country or region.

Arabic

Carib

English

Hebrew

Hindi

Inuit

Italian

Japanese

Latin

Norwegian

Norse

Russian

French

German

Greek

biscuit futon barbeque ballet zero veto hero Amen kayak piano papaya debris bundle cinnamon troll

bistro tea inferno jungle tsunami fjord husband tsar hamburger academy republic walrus cheetah igloo pretzel

biscuit

futon

barbeque

ballet

zero

vetohero

Amen

kayak

piano

papaya

debris

bundle

cinnamon

troll

bistrotea

inferno

jungle tsun

ami

fjord

husband

tsar

hamburger

academy

republic

walrus

cheetah

igloo

pretzel

“Color My Color My WorldWorld” The following are Greek and Latin

prefixes that refer to a different color. Match the prefixes to their color._____1.

melano-

_____ 2. leuko-

_____ 3. coccino-

_____ 4. xantho-

_____ 5. chryso-

_____ 6. cyano –

_____ 7. chloro-

a.dark/ black

b.Scarlet/ red

c.Green

d.White

e.Light/ pale

f.Yellow/ orange

g.blue

a

d

b

f

e

g

c

“Latin Roots”On the left are 5 Latin roots that are found in many

English words. On the left are their meanings. Match the Latin roots to their meanings. Hint: Think of words that contain the root and then decide what they have

in common._____ 1. therm

_____ 2. terr

_____ 3. vac

_____ 4. vor

_____ 5. tox

a.empty

b. poison

c. ground

d. heat

e. eat

thermometerd

terrainc

vacuuma

Flavor or savore

poisonb