Latin Derivatives?

Question

Palace and deuce are derivatives of what Latin words?

I need horal also

Nevermind I don't need horal.

Answer 1

Palace comes from the Palatine hill. This is the hill where the Emperor had his palace, and it's the hill where Rome was said to have been originally founded. Palazzo is the Italian word that comes from the same word. Deuce comes from duo, two. Deuce is also in French. Many English words come from Latin through French.

Were you able to find that horal comes from hora, hour?

If you know the meaning of the English word, you can usually guess the word it is likely to have been derived from just by looking at Latin words with similar spelling and meaning. The derivatives are all spelled similarly and mean very close to what the original word from which they are derived.

You can easily find derivatives by looking the English word up in the dictionary. I always get lost then, looking through the dictionary finding new words.

Answer 2

Palace comes from Palatium - The Palatine Hill in Rome. That's where the emperor's palace was located.

Deuce comes from duos, a form of duo, Latin word for two.

Answer 3

I agree with Dollhaus and with Aera. However, 'deuce' has another meaning in the expression "What the deuce?!" It's an old-fashioned expletive expressing surprise or irritation and meaning roughly the same as "What the devil?" It is probably a corruption of the Latin 'deus', meaning 'god'.

Answer 4

Equine - pertaining to or resembling a horse Equestrian - the sport of riding horses Equitation - the art of horseback riding