Bartholomew the Englishman

On Infancy


Latin Etymology

Infantulus igitur ex seminibus contrarias qualitates habentibus generatur, in dextro si mas, in sinistro autem latere si foemina, collocatur, sanguine menstruali in utero nutritur et fomentatur. Ex tam vili enim materia et infirma, homo recipit a principio nutrimentum, virtute caloris, natura cooperante et dilatante singula membra paulatim, et etiam non subito informatur. Solus enim Christus subito fuit formatus in utero, et distinctus, quando in utero est conceptus, ut dicit Augustinus. Anima subintrante vita profunditur, et sensu naturae sentiens circumdationem pelliculae ad ipsius rupturam movetur, ex cuius motu maternus uterus concutitur et gravatur, et completa actione naturae circa infantuli creationem, si partus sit salubris 8. vel 9. vel 10. mense ad exitum de utero nititur et conatur.

Use words related to the bolded Latin words above to complete the sentences below:

dilated
maternity
sinister
dexterous
contrarian

  1. When the fire alarm went off in the hospital, all the babies in the ward began to cry.
  2. Faced with the bright light of the dentist's chair, Roger's eyes .
  3. Though debate is a good skill to have, you should be careful not to be simply .
  4. Romans believed that left handed people were and evil.
  5. The doll painter had an extraordinarily right hand.

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