Building English Vocabulary with Etymology from Latin Book II

Building English Vocabulary with Etymology from Latin Book IIEtymology is the study of word origins and development. It provides one of the easiest and most effective ways to build vocabulary, because knowledge of some common roots and prefixes makes possible the figuring out of new word meanings. English is compounded of several languages, primarily Anglo Saxon (Germanic) and Latin. Their Latin influence persists notably in the names of English cities ending in caster or chester, from the Latin castra meaning

Etymology is the study of word origins and development. It provides one of the easiest and most effective ways to build vocabulary, because knowledge of some common roots and prefixes makes possible the figuring out of new word meanings.
English is compounded of several languages, primarily Anglo-Saxon (Germanic) and Latin. Their Latin influence persists notably in the names of English cities ending in Ò-casterÓ or Ò-chester,Ó from the Latin ÒcastraÓ meaning Òencampment.Ó

This is the second book of a series that focuses on etymology from Latin and Greek. The texts are designed to aid in learning the definitions of specific, deconstructed words. The meanings of a series of ÒreusableÓ classical prefixes and roots are presented that facilitate the deciphering of multiple related words.