Example sentences of "comes [prep] the latin [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The word ‘ cataract ’ comes from the Latin word for waterfall and describes the appearance of the eye when the lens becomes cloudy and opaque . |
| 2 | The word comes from the Latin homo ( stem , homin — ) , a man , or rather a human being of either sex , + cidium , killing . |
| 3 | The word ‘ mustard ’ comes from the Latin mustum ardens , meaning burning must , probably because mustard powder used to be mixed with grape must in France . |
| 4 | Our word verse comes from the Latin vers , which means furrow . |
| 5 | The name Champagne comes from the Latin campagna , signifying open , unforested land : an ambiguous origin for those who have seen only the hilly vineyards of Champagne surmounted by forest . |
| 6 | Our English word doubt comes from the Latin dubitare which is rooted in an Aryan word meaning ‘ two ’ . |