A de facto guide to Latin words in English

The English language has West Germanic origins, but still, about 60% of English words have roots in Latin and Greek.

A Latin root such as “ann” (yearly) gives you annual, “aqu” (water, sea) gives you aquatic, “bene” (good) gives you beneficial, “bi” (two) gives you biceps, “circum” (around) gives you circumvent (getting around a problem); “clar” (clear) gives you clarity. And so on.

En lien avec le quotidien suisse Le Temps, Gary Littman, coach anglais à Genève, a consacré un article de son blog (15/01/22) aux racines et expressions latines utilisées dans le vocabulaire anglais. Visiter cette page.