by Jill Tomey | Aug 30, 2024 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Thoroughness Word Origin “Middle English thoro, thorow, “perfect, complete,” mid-13c., a two-syllable stressed form of thurgh “passing or cutting all the way through,” which is an adverb (represented by...
by Jill Tomey | Jul 22, 2024 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Compassion Word Origin From Latin com “with, together”+ pati “to suffer”. Word origin from Etymology Online Can you see how Compassion is suffering with someone? Part of compassion is empathy, but the true value of...
by Jill Tomey | Jun 24, 2024 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Decisiveness Word Origin Decide is from Middle English deciden, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French decider, borrowed from Latin dēcīdere “to cut off, cut out, mark by cutting, settle, choose as a course of...
by Jill Tomey | May 25, 2024 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Creativity Word Origin The word Create comes from early 15c., Latin creatus, which means to bring into being, Can you see how creativity can manifest new ideas? Sign Language Creativity Fruitless (use second definition) Can...
by Jill Tomey | May 24, 2024 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Enthusiasm Word Origin The word Enthusiasm comes from French enthousiasme (16c.) and directly from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos meaning divine inspiration. Can you see how Enthusiasm is inspiring? Sign Language ...
by Wilson Walmsley | Apr 15, 2024 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Self-control Word Origin The word Control comes from the Anglo-French word Contreroller. Contreroller means to “Exert authority”. Control also comes from the Latin word Contra, which means “Against”. The word Self comes from the Old English...
