Latin Etymology

Si vero colrea rubea cum colrea nigra commixta fuerit, asperitas hoc denotat pectoris et siccitas vocis, fissura quoque pedum et spasmus digitorum. Si calor colore rubee frigiditatem excellit colore nigre, incenditum maius erit et membra cicius fissuram paciuntur et membrorum concatenacio dissolvitur.

Answer the following multiple-choice questions based upon select words from the passage.

1. An English synonym for "crevices" comes from the Latin word:

2. A close English synonym for "blood vessel" comes from the Latin:

3. Normally, the English word "digit" refers to numbers, but it can also refer to the fingers and toes. This use of the word "digit" may be found in which Latin term from the passage?

4. Which of the following Latin words led to the English synonym for "seizure?"

5. Which of the following Latin words describes a tingling sensation, and is a direct English cognate?

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