Session 3

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Part 1

This part is based on following roots:-

Intro- --> Inwards
Extro- --> Outwards
Ambi --> Both directions
Verto- --> Latin for ‘to turn’

-ous -------- used in adjectives as in famous, dangerous etc… garrulous,
-ity -------- used in nouns as in simplicity, paucity, scarcity, necessity etc…

Playing around with these words , we get :-

Introvert -> (One whose thoughts are constantly) turned inwards
Extrovert : -> ~ Turned outwards
Ambivert : -> ~ In both directions

More of them :-

‘dexter’ ----- Latin for ‘Right hand’

Right hand signifies skill …it being a right hand and not the left hand ..

Thus,

Dexterous (Adj.) ------ Skilful
Dexterity (Noun) ------ Skill

So

Ambidextrous (Adj.) -à both sides (ambi) + dexterous (right hand) = both hands are right hands

So loosely, it would mean à able to use both hands with equal skill.

As discussed above, the noun would have –ity instead of - ous
So,
Ambidexterity …. would be the noun

Traditionally, Right hand has been signifying skill and the left hand----- Evil

Therefore don’t be surprised when ‘sinister’ ----Latin for ‘Left Hand’()

This is not restricted to Latin,

Generally….’Gauche’ implies clumsiness, but don’t be surprised again when ‘Gauche’ in French means ‘Left hand’

‘A Gauche remark’ means – tactless remark

‘Gaucherie’ means awkward, clumsy, tactless, embarrassing way of saying things or of handling situations

‘A Gauche person’ is the one totally without finesse….

French for right hand -> droit

Adroit --- like dexterous means skilful…. The adjective

Like dexterity ..we have adroitness .. the noun

Adroit person is opposite of gauche ..
Gauche is opposite of Dexterous.
Dexterous is synonym of adroit..

If you got this far without confusion, you have made it………


PART 2

Basics : for this part :

Greek root.. Misein --> to hate
Gyne --> women
Anthropos --> mankind
Gamos --> marriage
Andros --> man

Monos --> one
Bi --> two
Polys --> many

Start combining,

Monogamy -> one marriage

Bigamy -> 2 marriages ( only at a time… so if somebody has 1 wife and after some time, the second … he is not a bigamist )

Polygamy --> many marriages
Polygyny --> custom of having more than 1 woman
Polyandry --> custom of having more than 1 man
Anthropology --> study of development of mankind
Philanthropologist --> One who loves mankind

PART 3

Greek word ‘asketes’ means monk or hermit

So
‘Ascetic’ is the adjective for people who live like monk or hermit.
He lives austerely, simply ..

The practice is called ‘asceticism’

C ya around

Gaurav Aggarwal