Will Schenck – Latin and English

For my project, I wanted to combine two of my major interests; plants and Latin. Besides the obvious connection between them — that plants’ scientific names often derive directly from their Roman names –there is a quirk about the Latin language that has always fascinated me. Despite many appearances to the contrary, the name of …

Will Schenck – Latin

Praefatio in Latinum tradita Ad propositum meum, duas res maiores meas coniungere volui; herbarum et Latinorum. Praeter notam nexum inter eos – nomina scientifica plantae directe ex nominibus eorum Romanorum saepe derivant – vaframentum est de lingua Latina quae me semper fascinavit. Quamvis multae apparentiae contra, nomen omne arboris Latinum femininum est. Pleraque nomina latina …