The origin of words and dictionaries
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Slide 1 - Diapositive
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Slide 2 - Vidéo
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Slide 3 - Diapositive
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Which "new" words
do you know?
do you know?
Slide 4 - Carte mentale
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aye - yes
behold - see or observe
betwixt - between
bruit - spread rumors
commend - entrust
degree - social rank
doth - do
fair - beautiful
forsooth - Indeed
knave - a dishonest man
morrow - tomorrow
nay - no
thee/ thou - you
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Slide 8 - Vidéo
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Pick a word and look up its etymology.
assassin - avocado - jacuzzi - quarantine - sandwich
assassin - avocado - jacuzzi - quarantine - sandwich
Slide 9 - Question ouverte
assassin - early 16th century: from French, from Italian assassino, from Arabic ḥašīšī ‘member of Nizari branch of Ismaili Muslims’, literally ‘hashish-eater’, probably originally a derogatory nickname, with reference to the supposedly erratic behaviour of the members of the sect, as if they were intoxicated by hashish.
avocado - The name avocado derives from the Nahuatl word ahuacatl, which refers to a certain part of the male anatomy that the shape of avocados happen to resemble (we're keeping this G-rated, folks).
jacuzzi - named after Candido Jacuzzi ( c. 1903–86), Italian-born American inventor.
quarantine - The name is from the Venetian policy (first enforced in 1377) of keeping ships from plague-stricken countries waiting off its port for 40 days to assure that no latent cases were aboard.
sandwich - named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718–92), an English nobleman said to have eaten food in this form so as not to leave the gaming table.
Slide 10 - Diapositive
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Provide words relating
to the stages of life
to the stages of life
Slide 11 - Carte mentale
stages of life
new-born young adult
infant adult
nursling, suckling grown up person
baby, babe middle aged person
child, kid senior citizen
toddler, tot mature person
preschooler aged person
youngster senior citizen, senior
adolescent old {lady, man, person}
youth sexagenarian
lad/lass septuagenarian
preteen octogenarian
teenager, teen nonagenarian
juvenile, minor centenarian
