Word Origins

~Today we talked about how many words in English come from the Latin and Greek language.  We learned that quadr comes from Latin and means four and ped comes from Latin and Greek  and means foot.  Once we knew these roots we figured a whole bunch of word meanings such as pedestrian, quadrangle, pedicure etc.  We also learned how Latin was the language of the Roman Empire, and is now considered a dead language (not used by anyone).