latinate

In Dragonchaser, I gave a lot of characters Lithuanian names like Giedrus and Skaidrys - these names have a latinate feel it's only a slight oversimplification to describe Lithuanian nomenclature as latinised Polish without the overfamiliarity of actual Latin names.

:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2010

Subsequent investigation proved PURLES OVIS to be a latinate version of a similar substance, this time from sheep.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

In Dragonchaser, I gave a lot of characters Lithuanian names like Giedrus and Skaidrys - these names have a latinate feel it's only a slight oversimplification to describe Lithuanian nomenclature as latinised Polish without the overfamiliarity of actual Latin names.

Archive 2010-05-01 Tim Stretton 2010

It's a nice, gristly, Germanic word, contrasting with the limitless space evoked by the latinate "America".

Poem of the week: Pier by Vona Groarke 2010

They come to us from a time when the British Isles had speakers of both latinate and germanic tongues, and the convention was to use both words to make sure everyone understood.

microscopic is tinier than miniscule 2009

No hiding behind fancy latinate euphemisms for them… they spell it right out for you on their home page.

Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Larval Debridement Therapy 2009

Jojo: I don't doubt that he's capable of handling any extended latinate phrases you throw at him.

Balkinization 2006

He's surely capable of understanding the words you use; I don't doubt that he's capable of handling any extended latinate phrases you throw at him, but he's just incapable of understanding the context that make them meaningful.

Balkinization 2006

His writings make a striking contrast with the latinate prose of classically trained writers.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

I am coming to discover just how many English herb names are latinate.

Latinate words, you are my bane. shweta_narayan 2008