Archaeology Archive Archaic aM Initiative Aborigine Originate altar is tanec) eran (@yaralir Growing Your Vocabulary: Leaming from Latin and Greek Roots, , Chapter c: Cha ip Cer Ca You Have to Start SAS | You Have to Start Somewhere Ever wonder what it might be like to create a great new invention, like an automobile or a jet? In this chapter, you'll learn some words wwe use to talk about the beginning of things. “initiative archaic ‘Aborigine archive | initial archaeology ‘The Latin word ORIGO, ORIGINIS means “a begin- ning" The root ORIG comes fram the word ORIGO, ORIGINIS The word ORIGINAL can be 2 noun or an adjective. if you have an ORIGINAL of something, you have ‘the very first one. Why might an original painting be worth a lot of money? Here’s one example: William Shakespeare's original signature is worth millions of dollars, but a copy of the original isn't worth anything, Growing Your Vocabulary: Learning from Latin and Greek Roots @\ oois Chapter e: ‘|, Weu lave to Start Somewhere Jo ORIGINATE means “to begin or to come into being” A new cookie recipe, for example, might ORIGINATE in a baker's kitchen. “The use of electric street lights originated in Russia. Engineer Paul Yablochkov developed the arc lamp in 1875, These lamps were used to light streets in Paris and other cities in Europe. Before his invention, streets were very dark or were lit by gas or oil lamps. The ORIGIN of something is its beginning, or where it comes from. Do Nor STEAL our Fire! Did You Know? The Apaches explain the origin of fire in a myth. In the myth, Fox wants to find a way to get fire. Fox paints himself white and gets the fireflies to build a fire: He uses cedar bark to steal the fire from the fireflies. ‘As the fireflies chase Fox, burning bark he is carrying. spreads all over the land, Although the fireflies. punish Fox by never letting him have fire again, the ‘Apaches are able to use the fire Fox spread over the land. The Apaches could then keep themselves warm in winter and cook their food. We seldom know the exact origin of a myth An ABORIGINE is 2 member of the earliest known people in an area. For example, the Cherokee are aboriginal to North America.The word ABORIGINE is 2 general term for native people. The native | people of Australia are called simply “Aborigines live in Australia today. Did You Know? A massive, oval shaped rock sits in the middle of Australia. Many people call it Ayers Rock after the famous Australian, Sir Henry Ayers. The Aborigines, however, call this rock Uluru. It is 1,100 feet. high, 2.2 miles long, and 1.5 miles wide. It is one of the world's largest sandstone formations. The rock changes color depending ‘on where the sun shines on it. At sunset, it becomes red-orange. The rock is a sacred area for the Aborigines. Surfaces of the rock, are covered in carvings and paintings by these native people. Growing Your Vocabulary: Learning ‘rom Latin and Greek Roots