by Jill Tomey | Jun 25, 2022 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Sincerity Word Origin The word sincerity comes from the Latin word sincerus meaning “sound, pure, whole,” perhaps originally “of one growth” i.e. “not hybrid, unmixed”. Can you see where being sincere is...
by Jill Tomey | May 27, 2022 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Endurance Word Origin The primary Latin root of endure is durare, which means “to harden; to hold out; to make last”. To create the word Endurance, the Latin durare was coupled with the Latin preposition for “in”. Can you see how Endurance is...
by Jill Tomey | Apr 19, 2022 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Courage Word Origin The origin of Courage is from Old French corage meaning “heart, innermost feelings; temper”. Can you see how courage springs from the heart? From Etymology Online Dictionary Sign Language Check out the...
by Jill Tomey | Mar 25, 2022 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Forgiveness Word Origin Forgive comes from the Old English forgiefan. It was a compound word combining the prefix meaning “up” or “away” with the word meaning “to give”. Can you see how forgive is giving up a claim against someone? Sign...
by Jill Tomey | Feb 25, 2022 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Patience In Other Languages Spanish – paciencia French – patience German – Geduld Italian – pazienza Swedish – tålamod Basque – pazientzia Portugese – paciência For other character qualities...
by Jill Tomey | Feb 1, 2022 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Compassion Word Origin From Latin com “with, together”+ pati “to suffer”. Can you see how Compassion is suffering with someone? Part of compassion is empathy, but the true value of Compassion comes when this feeling...
