Bartholomew the Englishman

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Latin Etymology

Umbilicus medius est corporis locus; sic dictus, quasi ilium umbo, sicut umbo clipeorum locus est dictus. Ex umbilico enim infans impendens nutritur. Est enim umbilicus, secundum Constantinum [Africanus ], ex nervis, venis et arteriis compositus, quo mediante, foetus sanguinem subtilem attrahit et sugit, et per ipsas arterias spiritum recipit. Rumpitur autem umbilicus iuxta matricem, dum foetus egreditur, et cum foetu exit, quem obstetrices ligant quattuor digitorum longitudine, et ex hac ligatura fiunt extremitates umbilici et rotunditates. Hucusque Constantinus.

Use the Latin words from the passage to determine the correct answers to the questions below.

  1. You would most likely find a median (see Lat. medius):
    • On the side of a road
    • Under a road
    • In the middle of a road
    • Across a road
  2. Two paintings that are juxtaposed (see Lat. iuxta), are:
    • Not on display
    • Placed next to each other
    • Merged into one
    • About justice
  3. If you were to lose a digit (see Lat. digitorum), you would be missing:
    • A finger
    • A leg
    • A watch
    • A arm
  4. A ligature (see Lat. ligatura) is something used to:
    • Tear things apart
    • Hold water
    • Bind things together
    • Cut wood
  5. If you are standing in a rotunda (see lat. rotunditates), the room you are in is shaped like a:
    • Square
    • Circle
    • Triangle
    • Trapezoid

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