Classical and modern languages/group 4.In the following text, write the terms of ancient Greek and Latin origin and give etymology and definition by eleonora

Alex Kalfakakos (Greece): paradox (n)

2016-01-25 10:06:58 UTC

Meaning 1: Statement contrary to common belief or expectation; Etymology: From Middle French "paradoxe" and directly from Latin "paradoxum"; Meaning 2: Statement seemingly absurd yet really true; Etymology: From Greek "paradoxon" (παράδοξον) noun use of neuter of adjective "paradoxos" (παράδοξος); "contrary to expectation, incredible"; From para- (παρά-) "contrary to" + doxa (δόξα) "opinion," from dokein (δοκεῖν) "to appear, seem, think"
: Meaning 3: Statement that is seemingly self-contradictory yet not illogical or obviously untrue; Origin: From 1560s.

Kottaridi Niki Venetia (Greece) sponsor (n)

2016-01-25 10:12:25 UTC

1650s, from Late Latin sponsor "sponsor in baptism," in Latin "a surety, guarantee, bondsman," from sponsus, past participle of spondere "give assurance, promise solemnly" (see spondee). Sense of "person who pays for a radio (or, after 1947, TV) program" is first recorded 1931.

Alex Kalfakakos (Greece): neologism (n)

2016-02-01 10:05:42 UTC

Meaning: practice of innovation in language
Etymology: From French néologisme which comes from Greek "neo-" (νεο-) and "logos" (λόγος, word) formed as "νεολογισμός" meaning "new word or expression" (1803)

Kottaridi Niki Venetia (Greece) consumption (n)

2016-02-01 10:08:16 UTC

from Latin consumptionem (nominative consumptio) "a using up, wasting," noun of state from past participle stem of consumere (see consume). Meaning "the using up of material" is 1530s.

The greek word for consumption is "κατανάλωση

Kottaridi Niki Venetia (Greece) promotion (n)

2016-02-03 16:58:55 UTC

from Latin promotionem (nominative promotio) "a moving forward," noun of action from past participle stem of promovere (see promote). Meaning "advertising, publicity" first recorded 1925.

The greek word for promotion is " προώθηση"

Kottaridi Niki Venetia (Greece) communication (n

2016-02-03 17:02:04 UTC

from Latin communicationem (nominative communicatio), noun of action from past participle stem of communicare "to share, divide out; communicate, impart, inform; join, unite, participate in," literally "to make common," fromcommunis (see common (adj.)).

In greek communication is found as "επικοινωνία"

Giorgia Saccà-Valeria D'Agostino (Italy)

2016-02-10 10:29:16 UTC

Profit: "benefit,advantage"; from Old France "prufit,porfit", from Latin profectus "profit,advance,increase, success,progress" noun use of past participle of proficere.
The Italian word is PROFITTO

Alessia Pelle (Italy)

2016-02-10 10:35:27 UTC

Allusion
From Latin allusionem (nominative allusio) "a playing with, a reference to", noun of action from past participle stem of alludere. An allusion is never an outright or explicit mention of the person or thing the speaker seems to have in mind.
The Italian word for allusion is ALLUSIONE.

Maria Luciano-Giada Bolognino (Italy)

2016-02-12 09:46:32 UTC

Metaphor: from Latin metaphore,from Greek metaphora a transfert,"especially the sense of the one word to a different word. The word is a combination of meta (over,across) +pherein (to carry,bear). The Italian word is metafora.

Elisa Lombardo-Francesca Furfaro (Italy)

2016-02-12 09:48:59 UTC

Propaganda: 1718 "committee of cardinals in charge of Catholic missionary work", short for Congregatio de Propaganda Fide "congregation for propagating the faith", a committee of cardinals established 1622 by Gregory XV to supervise foreign missions. The word is properly the ablative fem. gerundive of Latin propagare. Hence, "any movement to propagate some practice or ideology" (1790). Modern political sense dates from World War I, not originally pejorative. Meaning "material of information propagated to advance a cause,etc." is from 1929.
The Italian word is propaganda.

Daphne Riggio (Italy)

2016-02-20 08:41:12 UTC

MASS MEDIA:
Mass:
Sense extended in English 1580s to ''a large quantity, amount, or number.'' Strict sense physics is from 1704.
Media:

''newspapers, radio, TV, etc.'' 1927, perhaps abstracted from mass media (1923, a technical term in advertising), plural of medium (noun use of neuter of adjective medius), on notion of ''intermediate agency'', a sense found in that word in English from c.1600
The Italian meaning of mass media is ''mezzi di comunicazione di massa''.

Elena Trapa - Vincenzo Barbaro (Italy)

2016-02-20 08:45:01 UTC

Advertise: from middle French advertiss-,present participle of "to warn"; from Latin advertere "turn toward". Original meaning remains in the verb advert
" to give attention to".

The Italian word is pubblicizzare.

Antonio Panetta- Andrea G. (Italy)

2016-02-20 08:50:50 UTC

Internet: 1984, "the linked computer networks of the U.S. Defense Department," shortened from internetwork, which was used from 1972 in reference to (then-hypothetical) networks involving many separate computers. From inter- "between" + network (n.).

Anna Ursino & Maria Sofia Bova (Italy)

2016-02-20 08:52:23 UTC

PHRASE:
1250s, "manner or style of expression","also Group of words with some unity";
from Late Latin phrasis :"diction" , from Greek phrasis "speech, way of speaking , enunciation, phraseology"; from Phrazein" to express,tell"; from phrazesthai" to consider".
The Italian word for Phrase is locuzione.

Camilla Spanu - Francesco Carnovale (Italy)

2016-02-20 09:02:00 UTC

ADVERTISING: "to take notice of", from Middle French advertiss-, "to warn"; from Latin advertere "turn toward", from ad- "toward" + vertere "to turn". Specific meaning is "to call attention to goods for sale, rewards". Original meaning reminds in the verb advert "to give attention to". The Italian word for "advertising" is "pubblicità".

CAMPAIGN: from French campagne "campaign", literally "open country", from Latin campania "level country", from Latin campus "a field". Old armies spent winters in quartiers and took to the "open field" to seek battle in summer. The Italian word for "campaign" is "campagna, but in a metaphorical sense.

The combination of "advertising" and "campaign" in Italian means "Campagna pubblicitaria".

2016-02-22 10:56:18 UTC

nickolaos iliopoulos (greece)

2016-02-22 10:56:48 UTC

prudential
mid-15c., from Medieval Latin prudentialis, from Latin prudentia "a foreseeing, foresight" (see prudence). Related: Prudentially. Prudential, the U.S. insurance company, dates to the 1870s; its logo featuring the Rock of Gibraltar dates from c. 1900 and was widely known 20c.

Chiara Cappuccio (Italy)

2016-03-02 10:35:01 UTC

Hyperbole: from Latin hyperbole, from Greek hyperbole "exaggeration, extravagance". Rethorical sense is found in Aristotele and Isocrates.
The Italian word for hyperbole is iperbole.

Alessia Pelle (Italy)

2016-03-02 10:37:46 UTC

Cinema
1899, "a movie hall", from French cinéma , shortened from cinématographe "motion picture projector and camera", coined 1890s by Lumiere, who invented it, from Latinized form of Greek kinemat-, comb. form of kinema "movement", from kinein " to move + graphein "to write. Meaning "movies collectively, especially as an art form" recorded by 1914. Cinema vérité is 1963; from French. The Italian word for cinema is cinema.

Valeria D'Agostino (Italy)

2016-03-02 10:44:19 UTC

Image: "artificial representation that looks like a person or thing", from Old French image "image, likeness; figure, drawing, portrait; reflection; statue,"earlier

Ludovica Macrì (Italy)

2016-03-04 09:42:19 UTC

Extra is a stand-alone adjective, also used as an adverb and noun. Modern usages including sense of "minor performer in a play" and "special adition of a newspaper" (1793). Probably are frome shortenings of extraordinary. It represents Latin extra "on the outside,without,except", the old ablative singular of exterus "outside".

Amanda Lupis - Maria Luciano (Italy)

2016-03-04 09:45:05 UTC

Create;
from Latin creatus, past participle of creare
"to make, bring forth, produce, beget," related to crescere "arise, grow" (see crescent). The Italian word for "create" is creare.

Amanda Lupis - Maria Luciano (Italy

2016-03-04 09:52:28 UTC

Poetic;
from Latin poeticus,
from Greek poietikos,
"pertaining to poetry," literally "creative, productive" from poietos "made," verbal adjective of poiein "to make".The Italian word for "poetic" is poetico.

Poet;
from Latin poeta
"a poet" , from Greek poetes "maker, author, poet,".The Italian word for "poet" is poeta.

Anna Arlet (Poland)

2016-03-07 20:01:07 UTC

1. PERSUADE:

♥ from Middle French persuader.
♥ from Latin persuadere - "to bring over by talking".

2. AUDIENCE:
♥ from Old French audience
♥ from Latin audentia - "hearing, listening".

3. SIMPLE:
♥ from Old French simple -"plain, decent; friendly, sweet; naive, foolish, stupid".
♥ from Latin simplus, variant of simplex - "simple, uncompounded", literally "onefold".

4. COMPANY:
♥ from Old French compagnie - "society, friendship, intimacy; body of soldiers".
♥ from Late Latin companio.

Anna Schild (Poland)

2016-03-07 20:07:59 UTC

Cachet

From Old French dialectal cacher -to press, crowd,"
From Latin coactare- evolving through personal stamp to ,,prestige''

Acrimony

From Latin acrimonia "sharpness, pungency of taste,"

Active

From Latin activus, "energetic, lively" "working, effective, in operation"

Cabin

From Old French cabane "hut, cabin,"
From Old Provençal cabana,
from Late Latin capanna "hut",
Meaning "room or partition of a vessel"