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 | Jan 1, 2020 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Initiative Word Origin The word initiative is derived from the Latin word initiare which means “to begin, to originate”. Can you see how initiative is getting something started? Sign Language Check out the following links from...
by Jill Tomey | Jan 25, 2019 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Attentiveness Word Origin Attentiveness is derived from the Latin, attentus which means to be heedful or observant. It is a word form of attend and in this sense, it is an active verb. Can you see where attentiveness is more than just not...
