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The Latin and Greek roots for the remainder of the year are available if you scroll down.
The Latin and Greek roots for the remainder of the year are available if you scroll down.
Latin and Greek Week 9 (cards #49-54)
Latin and Greek Week 9 (cards #49-54)
"aqua" [AH quah]
Definition: water
Root: Latin
aquarium, aquamarine, aqueduct
"bonus" [BOH noos]
Definition: good
Root: Latin
bounty, boon, bonus
"helios" [HAY li oss]
Definition: sun
Root: Greek
helium, heliometer
"sol" [SOL]
Definition: sun
Root: Latin
solar, solstice, solarium, solar system
"luna" [LOO nah]
Definition: moon
Root: Latin
lunar, lunatic, interlunar
"dia" [di AH]
Definition: through, between, across
Root: Greek
diadem, diagnosis, diagonal, diagram, diamond
Latin and Greek Week 8 (cards #43-48)
Latin and Greek Week 8 (cards #43-48)
"centum" [KEN toom]
Definition: hundred
Root: Latin
cent, century, centimeter, percent, centipede
"mille" [MEEL leh]
Definition: thousand
Root: Latin
millipede, millimeter, millennium, mile
"pyro" [pu RO] (pi RO)
Definition: fire
Root: Greek
pyrotechnics, pyre, pyromaniacs
"ignis" [IG nis]
Definition: fire
Root: Latin
ignite, igneous, ignition
"Vulcanus" [wool KAH noos]
Definition: Vulcan-Roman god of fire
Root: Latin
volcano, volcanic
"hydros" [HEW dross] (HEE dross)
Definition: water
Root: Greek
dehydrate, hydrogen, hydroelectric, hydroplane
Latin and Greek Week 7 (Cards #37-42)
Latin and Greek Week 7 (Cards #37-42)
"quinque" [QUIN queh]
Definition: five
Root: Latin
quinquennial
"sex" [SEKS]
Definition: six
Root: Latin
sexennial, sexdigital
"septem" [SEP tem]
Definition: Seven
Root: Latin
September, septennial
"octo" [OK to]
Definition: eight
Root: Latin
October, octopus, octagon
"novem" [NO wem]
Definition: nine
Root: Latin
November, novennial
"decem" [DEH kem]
Definition: ten
Root: Latin
December, decennial
Latin and Greek Week 6 (Cards #31-36)
Latin and Greek Week 6 (Cards #31-36)
"dens/dentis" [DANS, DEN tis]
Definition: tooth
Root: Latin
dentist, dent, dandelion, indent, denture
"corpus/corporis" [KOHR poos, KOHR poh ris]
Definition: body
Root: Latin
incorporate, corporeal, corpse, corporation
"unus" [OO noos]
Definition: one
Root: Latin
united, universe, union, unicorn, unison, university
"duo" [DOO o]
Definition: two
Root: Latin
duplicate, duet, duel, dual, dubious
"tres" [TRAS]
Definition: three
Root: Latin
tricycle, tripod, trio, tribe, triangle
"quattuor" [QUAHT twohr]
Definition: four
Root: Latin
quadrilateral, quadruped
Latin and Greek Week 5 (cards #25-30)
Latin and Greek Week 5 (cards #25-30)
"jungo/junctum" [YOON go, YOONK toom]
Definition: join, unite, connect
Root: Latin
join, joint, conjugation, disjointed, junction, subjugate
"digitus" [DI gi toos]
Definition: finder, toe, inch
Root: Latin
digit, digital, prestidigitation
"caput/capitis" [KAH poot, KAH pi tis]
Definition: head
Root: Latin
caput, capital, capitalism, captain, capitulate, cabbage
"manus" [MAH noos]
Definition: hand
Root: Latin
Manufacture, manifest, manuscript
"pes/pedis" [PAS, PEh dis]
Definition: foot
Root: Latin
pedistal, pedestrian, pedal, pedicure, pedigree, pedometer
"bracchium" [BRAH key oom]
Definition: arm
Root: Latin
brace, embrace, bracelet, brachiopod
Latin and Greek Week 4 (Cards #19-24)
Latin and Greek Week 4 (Cards #19-24)
"prae" [PRY]
Definition: before, infront of
Root: Latin
predict, preamble, precaution, precursor, prefer, pregnant
"ad" [ODD]
Definition: to, toward, near, next to
Root: Latin
adequate, adhere, adjective, admire, admit
"jacio/jactum" [YAH key o, YAHK toom]
Definition: throw
Root: Latin
eject, interject, object, project, objection, reject
"pono/positum" [POH no, POH si toom]
Definition: lay, put place
Root: Latin
pose, post, postage, deposit, depose, impose, component
"cum" [KOOM]
Definition: with, together
Root: Latin
cooperate, collaborate, collect, combat, community, content
"figo/fixum" [FI*go, FIK*soom]
Definition: fix, fasten, attach
Root: Latin
fix, fixture, crucifix, prefix, suffix
Latin and Greek Week 1 (Cards #1-6)
Latin and Greek Week 1 (Cards #1-6)
"photos"
Definition: light
Root: Greek
photograph, photosynthesis
"graph"
Definition: to write or draw
Root: Greek
photograph, autograph, hologram
"tele"
Definition: far away, distant
Root: Greek
television, telephone, telescope
"metron"
Definition: measure
Root: Greek
meter, geometry, thermometer
"tropos"
Definition: turning
Root: Greek
tropics, tropical
"philia"
Definition: Love, friendship
Root: Greek
philidelphia, philanthropy
Latin and Greek Week 2 (Cards #7-12)
Latin and Greek Week 2 (Cards #7-12)
"phobos" [FOH boss]
Definition: fear
Root: Greek
phobia, claustrophobia, phobophobia
"syn" [SOON] (SIN)
Definition: with, together
Root: Greek
sympathy, symphony, synthesis
"thesis" [TEH sis] (THEE sis)
Definition: put, place, position
Root: Greek
thesis, theme, parenthesis, synthetic
"kinesis" [KI nay sis]
Definition: movement
Root: Greek
kinetic, kinesiology, cinema, cinematographer
"phone" [Fo NAY]
Definition: sound
Root: Greek
tropics, tropical
"sonus" [SOH noos]
Definition: sound
Root: Latin
sound, sonnet, sonar, consonant
Latin and Greek Week 3 (Cards #13-18)
Latin and Greek Week 3 (Cards #13-18)
"skopeo" [SKO pe o]
Definition: see, look, consider, examine
Root: Greek
scope, microscope, telescope, bishop
"video/visum" [WI deh o, WEE soom]
Definition: see
Root: Latin
television, evidence, advise, invisible
"logos" [LOH goss]
Definition: word, study
Root: Greek
logic, geology, biology, zoology, technology, legend
"verbum" [WAIR boom]
Definition: word
Root: Latin
verb, proverb, verbal, verbatim, verbalize
"nomen/nominis" [NO men, No mi nis]
Definition: name
Root: Latin
nominate, nomination, nominal, denomination
"pro" [PRO]
Definition: for, before, forward, in place of
Root: Latin
profess, professional, problem, proclaim, pronoun
Latin and Greek Week 10
Latin and Greek Week 10
"trans" [TRAHNS]
Definition: across, over, through
Root: Latin
transport, transcript, transplant, transaction, transfer
"geo" [GAY oh]
Definition: earth
Root: Greek
geography, geology, geometry
"terra" [TAIR rah]
Definition: land
Root: Latin
terrarium, territory, terrace
"dormio, dormitum" [DOHR mee o, dohr MEE toom]
Definition: sleep
Root: Latin
dormant, dormitory
"hypnos" [HEWP noss] (HIP noss)
Definition: sleep
Root: Greek
hypnotize, hypnotic
"annus" [AHN noos]
Definition: year
Root: Latin
annual, anniversary
Latin and Greek Week 11
Latin and Greek Week 11
"lithos" [LI toss] (LI thoss)
Definition: stone
Root: Greek
monolith, lithosphere, lithic
"petros" [PE tross]
Definition: rock, stone
Root: Greek
petrified, petroleum
"astron" [AHS tron]
Definition: star
Root: Greek
aster, astronomer, asteroid, astronaut, disaster, astral
"stella" [STEL lah]
Definition: star
Root: Latin
stellar, constellation, interstellar
"dendron" [DEN dron]
Definition: tree
Root: Greek
dendrophile, dendrometer
"arbor/arboris" [AHR boar, ahr BOH ris]
Definition: tree
Root: Latin
arboretum, Arbor Day
Latin and Greek Week 12
Latin and Greek Week 12
"chronos" [KROH noss]
Definition: time
Root: Greek
synchronize, chronic, chronology
"tempus" [TEM poos, tem POH ris]
Definition: time
Root: Latin
temporary, tempo, temporal, contemporary
"para" [pah RAH]
Definition: beside, along with
Root: Greek
paragraph, parenthesis, parachute
"inter" [IN tair]
Definition: between, among, amid
Root: Latin
interject, international, interaction, intervene
"techne" [TEK nay]
Definition: art, skill
Root: Greek
technical, technique, architect, technology
"ars/artis" [AHRS, AHR tis]
Definition: art, skill
Root: Latin
art, artist, artificial, artillery
Latin and Greek Week 13
Latin and Greek Week 13
"bios" [BI oss]
Definition: life
Root: Greek
biology, biography, bionic, antibiotic, amphibian
"vivo/victum" [WEE wo, WIK toom]
Definition: live
Root: Latin
vivid, revive, survive, victim
"mikros" [Mi KROSS]
Definition: small
Root: Greek
microphone, microscope, microwave, microbe
"megas" [ME gahs]
Definition: great, large, big
Root: Greek
megaphone, megameter, megalith
"magnus" [MAHG noos]
Definition: make larger
Root: Latin
magnify, magnitude, magnificent
"pater/patris" [PAH tair, PAH tris]
Definition: father
Root: Latin
patriarch, patriotism, patron
Latin and Greek Week 14
Latin and Greek Week 14
"mater/matris" [MAH tair, MAH tris]
Definition: mother
Root: Latin
matriarch, maternal, matrix
"frater/fratris" [FRAH tair, FRAH tis]
Definition: brother
Root: Latin
fraternal, fraternity, fraternize, friar
"demos" [DAY moss]
Definition: the people, the citizens
Root: Greek
democracy, demography, epidemic
"populus" [POH poo loos]
Definition: people
Root: Latin
people, public, republic, population, popular
"polis" [POH lis]
Definition: city
Root: Greek
political, police, polite, policy
"urbs/urbis" [OORPS, OOR bis]
Definition: city
Root: Latin
urban, suburb
Latin and Greek Week 15
Latin and Greek Week 15
"pathos" [PAH toss] (PAH thoss)
Definition: feeling, suffering
Root: Greek
pathology, apathy, sympathy, telepathy
"autos" [ow TOS]
Definition: self
Root: Greek
autograph, automobile, autonomy, autocrat
"thermos" [TAIR moss] (THAIR moss)
Definition: heat
Root: Greek
thermal, thermometer, thermos bottle
"curro/cursum" [KOOR ro, KOOR soom]
Definition: run
Root: Latin
current, curriculum, occur, cursive, cursor
"zoon" [ZO on]
Definition: animal
Root: Greek
zoo, zoology, paleozoic
"verto/versum" [WAIR to, WAIR soom]
Definition: turn
Root: Latin
reverse, advertise, universe, conversation
Latin and Greek Week 16
Latin and Greek Week 16
"facio/factum" [FAH key o, FAK toom]
Definition: do, make
Root: Latin
factory, manufacture, deface
"scribo/scriptum" [SKREE bo, SKRIP toom]
Definition: write
Root: Latin
scriptures, describe, scribe, manuscript
"plico/plicatum" [PLI ko, PLI kah toom]
Definition: fold
Root: Latin
duplicate, multiplication, implicate
"dico/dictum" [DEE ko, DIK toom]
Definition: speak, say
Root: Latin
dictate, predict, verdict, contradict
"biblos" [BIB loss]
Definition: book
Root: Greek
Bible, bibliography
"liber/libri" [LI bair, LI bree]
Definition: book
Root: Latin
library, libretto, library
Latin and Greek Week 17
Latin and Greek Week 17
"scio/scitum" [SKI o, SKEE toom]
Definition: know
Root: Latin
science, conscience, conscious
"discipulus" [Dis KI poo loos]
Definition: student
Root: Latin
disciple, discipline
"sauros" [SOW ross]
Definition: lizard
Root: Greek
dinosaur, stegosaurus, tyrannosaurus
"amo/amatum" [AH mo, ah MAH toom]
Definition: love
Root: Latin
amateur, amiable, enamored, amity, enemy
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