The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-06

| words In Engltsh ID By dates and periods. Tn
author OF this book follows the system Of Prof.
Meikleiohn. which distributes the inflow Q
Latin in four periods. OF these the nrst perio
covers Latin words left In Britain By tn,
Romans. and. strictly. numbers but six words
Castro. strata. colonia. fossa. portua snt
vallum. The word castra has been modife,
according to tho localities In which IL was ap
piled. Thus In tho north II is sounded hard
as in Lancaster and Doncsster: In the Midland
| counties IL takes the soft form. cester. as II
| Leicester aud Towcester. while in the extreme
west and south It acquires the still softe
form Of chester. as in Chester. Manchester. ant
| Winchester. The Latin word strata has also
| taken different forms In different parts OF Eng
| land. but with one exception has always beer
| prefix. The exception Is the military road
built BY the Romans from Richborough. neal
Dover. northward to the river Dec This
| road was called the street" and By the
Saxons waiting street." The word strata In
the forms Of STRAIT. strad. street. and etreat. is
part Of the modern names Of many towns, all
Of which are on this or some other great
Roman road. Thus We have strstford on.
Avon. stratton. Stradbroke. stretton. STREET
ford. and Streatharl. Colonia Is to be found IN
Colna Lincoln. and other names Of towns;
fossa in Fossway. Fossbrook. and Fossbridge:
portus In Portsmouth and Bridgeport; and
vallum in the words wall bailey. and bailifI.
although It is disputable whether the two lat
ter did not come through the Norman French.
Al elk other Latin words. viz: mile. pine.
pose. port wick Ia villagel and wine, probably
entered the English language before A D. 500.
and some Of them perhaps before the invasion
Of Britain. they may be ranked ohronologically
in this class.
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Inc second PERIOD extends rom tho CLOSE OF
tne sl1tn 70 inc BEGINNING OF the eleventh CEN
curry. IL pegins with the year ooo' In which
rope Gregory the Great sent over to Kent a
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lofty MONKS rms mission ana the churches
that grew out OF It brought into old English or
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