Latin is not the source of English but
latin-influenced English Latin makes up
about 50% of the English language but
it's even more significant than that
Latin makes up about 90% of English's
multi-syllable words in English if
you're going to use a big word chances
are you're going to use a Latin word
English draws heavily from Latin most of
our big words are Latin let me give you
some examples if I stick side C IDE at
the end of an English word that comes
from the Latin word coderre which means
to cut down to destroy to kill to cut
off if I stick side at the end of in any
English word then something is going to
be killed this is interesting because we
actually get the word decide from this
word as well and if you decide to do
something then you're deciding not to do
something else again the language
changes the way you think but it's also
where we get words like herbicide to
kill plants insecticide to kill bugs a
rack on the side to kill spiders two
thumbs way up for a rack and a side by
the way I hate spiders pesticide oh by
the way how come none of the bad guys
ever use a rack on the side to get rid
of spider-man duh just throw a can of a
rack on the side in the room with him
anyway
pesticide also comes from this word
pesticide is what you use to get rid of
pests like rodents perhaps rats or bugs
or bullies on your street maybe not you
might get in trouble if you do that one
we also get English words like mortgage
from Latin I
this is interesting mortgage comes from
the Latin word mortuus which means death
and if you buy a house you're probably
gonna have to borrow money from the bank
and you'll probably be paying it off
until you're nearly dead and that's
actually what the word mortgage means
kind of sad again it can change the way
you think
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