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Originally Posted by atisketatasket
I just told a student they could remember the meaning of cata- (under, down, below) by thinking of cats, because cats are always under something—feet, furniture, etc.  |
I forget. What class are you teaching? It sounds intriguing. Word origins are interesting. The only thing I've learned recently is that the plural of octopus is not octopii, but octopuses because octopus is Greek not Latin. I hope I got that correct.