AboutTed Nesbitt Expertise I have an interest in the meanings of words and phrases, as well as how and when they became part of the English language. I enjoy
researching idioms, colloquialisms, dialects, and obscurities of
all kinds. I prefer short questions on a particular subject, and
I will not accept lengthy research projects or term papers. NOTE: ALLEXPERTS CLAIMS THAT I TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN AND FROM LATIN TO ENGLISH. I DO NOT. ALLEXPERTS REFUSES TO DELETE THE LATIN-TO-ENGLISH SERVICE -- ONE THAT I DO NOT PROVIDE.
TRUST ME ON THIS: ALLEXPERTS IS WRONG. I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LANGUAGE. LOOK FOR A LANGUAGE EXPERT INSTEAD. ETYMOLOGY AND TRANSLATING SERVICES ARE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. ALLEXPERTS SHOULD KNOW THAT. ALLEXPERTS DOES NOT KNOW THAT. I HAVE TRIED FOR MANY YEARS TO GET THEM TO CHANGE. THEY WILL NOT. SORRY, BUT I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN.
Experience I am the bibliographic instruction and reference librarian at a public
college. My master's thesis concerns William Faulkner's tragic novels. I formerly taught advanced placement English at two schools in the Philadelphia area.
I have been a member of the grammar and writing section of Allexperts
for more than a year.
Education/Credentials Masters degrees in English, philosophy, and library science.
Question My biology teacher gives a lot of latin suffixes and prefixes. Do you know of a web site that I can look for a word using the latin phrase? (my dictionary is totally outdated.) Thank you! -God bless.
Answer Dear Kelsey:
I'm going to give you the very best site -- but, unfortunately, it is not that good for Latin. The most comprehensive collection of dictionaries for ALL languages is this one:
<http://www.yourdictionary.com>
From there you choose "languages" -- either from the top of the screen or in the left column, under dictionaries. You scroll down to the end and choose "OTHER."
Here is the direct link -- if it works -- for Latin dictionaries:
I will warn you: I do not find any of them as good as the dictionaries we have in the reference collection at the library. These, however, are the best I have been able to find online . . . . and I've been looking for years.
Good luck . . . I think you're going to need it. Let me know how it works out for you. And, if have specific, words or prefixes or suffixes, get back to me with a list of them.
