|
|
diligent |
| what
does it mean? |
| showing steady
and earnest care and effort |
| how
do we use it? |
|
he is not especially clever, but he's a diligent worker and should do well
in the examinations. |
| word
quiz |
"diligent" traces to the latin word "legere," meaning "to select, choose,
gather." what other word do you think comes from the same root?
a. label
b. limit
c. lesson
d. lumber |
| key |
[c]
celebrate if you chose c, "lesson." diligent research shows
that the latin "legere" is the ancestor of quite a few english
words, among them "diligent" and "lesson." additional
members
of this word family are "collect," "elect," "intelligent,"
"legend," "legible," "neglect," "select,"
and several more.
english speakers borrowed "diligent" from french in the 14th
century. french speakers acquired their word from the latin
"diligere" meaning "to esteem, love," which latin speakers
formed by combining "di-" (from "dis-" meaning "apart")
with
"legere." |
|
|
|
|
|
|
