Peter Abelard

On Romantic Love

Latin Etymology: Fill in the Blank

In huius itaque adolescentule amorem totus inflammatus, occasionem quaesivi qua eam mihi domestica et cotidiana conversatione familiarem efficerem et facilius ad consensum traherem. Quod quidem ut fieret, egi cum predicto puellae avunculo, quibusdam ipsius amicis intervenientibus, quatinus me in domum suam, quae scolis nostris proxima erat, sub quocumque procurationis precio susciperet, hanc videlicet occasionem pretendens, quod studium nostrum domestica nostrae familiae cura plurimum praepediret, et impensa nimia nimium me gravaret.

"Familia" means family in Latin, very close to the English "family." Can you put these words into the blanks below?

familiarity
family
familiar
familiarize
familial

1.  The Latin word was to Mary.

2.  Brown eyes was a trait.

3.  John showed an easy with his cousin.

4.  Tom took the time to himself with his Latin verbs.

5.  The dog includes not only dogs but also coyotes, wolves and many other species.

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