Etymology Word of the Week – As some of you know, in addition to working in the Admissions Office, I also teach Latin at Saint Ignatius and am something of a "word nerd." Thus, each week, I’ll sneak a vocabulary word (sometimes derived from Latin, sometimes not) into the e-blast. Here then is this week’s edition of the Etymology Word of the Week.
Monolith
Definition: “an obelisk, column, large statue, etc. formed of a single block of stone.”
Origin/Derivation: From the Greek words monos meaning “single, one” and lithos meaning “stone, rock, marble”.
Related Words/Phrases: monorail, monarchy, monocle, monologue, monopoly, monotonous, monogamy, monoxide, monotheism; lithograph, neolithic, lithium, lithosphere
(All information is from www.wikipedia.org, www.etymonline.com and/or www.dictionary.com)
“Old Saw” of the Week:
See if you can “complete the phrase” of this time-worn (but true!) adage:
“Too many cooks...”
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...spoil the soup”