Greek & Greek & Latin Roots Latin Roots
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Crede Crede quod quod
habes, et habes, et habes!habes!
Believe that you Believe that you have it, and you do! have it, and you do!
LATINLATIN
Roman Roman Empire, early Empire, early fifth centuryfifth century
Some History…
• Latin was the language spoken by the ancient Romans.
• As the Romans conquered most of Europe, the Latin language spread throughout the region.
• Over time, the Latin spoken in different areas developed into separate languages, including Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Some History…
• These languages are considered “sisters,” as they all descended from Latin, their “mother” language
1.1. –DICT- –DICT-
2.2. –DUC- –DUC-
3.3. –GRESS- –GRESS-
4.4. –JECT- –JECT-
5.5. –PEL- –PEL-
6.6. –PEND- –PEND-
7.7. –PORT- –PORT-
8.8. –SCRIB-, -SCRIPT –SCRIB-, -SCRIPT
9.9. –TRACT- –TRACT-
10.10. –VERT- –VERT-
Answer:Answer: -gress--gress-
To walkTo walk
DIDIGRESSGRESS
PROPROGRESSGRESS
TRANSTRANSGRESSGRESS
TRANSGRESSTRANSGRESS: to : to go beyond a go beyond a boundary or limit (v.)boundary or limit (v.)
Answer: Answer: -port--port-
To carryTo carry
COMCOMPORTPORT
DEDEPORTPORTEXEXPORTPORT
IMIMPORTPORTREREPORTPORT
IMIMPORTPORT: : to bring (as to bring (as merchandise) into a merchandise) into a place or country from place or country from another country <another country <import import vases from Chinavases from China>> (v.) (v.)
Answer: Answer: -tract--tract-
To pull, drag, To pull, drag, drawdraw
ATATTRACTTRACTCONCONTRACTTRACT
DEDETRACTTRACT
EXEXTRACTTRACT RERETRACTTRACT
CONTRACTCONTRACT: : to to become affected become affected withwith <<contractcontract pneumoniapneumonia>> (v.) (v.)
To sayTo say
Answer: Answer: -dict--dict-
CONTRACONTRADICTDICT
DICTDICTATEATE EEDICTDICT
PREPREDICTDICT
DICTDICTATE: ATE: to require to require or determine or determine necessarilynecessarily <<injuries injuries dictateddictated the choice of the choice of playersplayers>>
Answer: Answer: -vert--vert-
To turnTo turn
CONCONVERTVERT
DIDIVERTVERTININVERTVERT
REREVERTVERT
DIDIVERT: VERT: to turn to turn from one course or from one course or use to another use to another <<divertdivert traffic to a traffic to a side streetside street>> (v.) (v.)
Answer: Answer: -scrib-, -script--scrib-, -script-
To writeTo write
DEDESCRIBESCRIBE / DE / DESCRIPTSCRIPTIONION
PREPRESCRIBESCRIBE / PRE / PRESCRIPTSCRIPTIONION
SUBSUBSCRIBESCRIBE / SUB / SUBSCRIPTSCRIPTIONION
PREPRESCRIBESCRIBE / PRE / PRESCRIPTSCRIPTION: ION:
to write or give medical to write or give medical prescriptions;prescriptions; to lay to lay down a rule; down a rule; <<doctor doctor prescribed antibioticsprescribed antibiotics> (v.)> (v.)
Answer:Answer: -duc--duc-
To lead, bring, To lead, bring, taketake
DEDEDUCDUCEE PROPRODUCDUCEE
REREDUCDUCEE
DEDEDUCDUCE E : to infer : to infer from a general from a general principleprinciple <deduced <deduced from the drop of from the drop of blood there was a blood there was a crime>(v.)crime>(v.)
Answer: Answer: -pel--pel-
To driveTo driveCOMCOMPELPEL
DISDISPELPEL
IMIMPELPEL
REREPELPEL
COMCOMPELPEL: : to drive or to drive or urge forcefully or urge forcefully or irresistibly <irresistibly <hunger hunger compelledcompelled him to eat him to eat>> (v.)(v.)
Answer: Answer: -ject--ject-
To throwTo throw
EJEJECTECT REREJECTJECT
INTERINTERJECTJECT ININJECTJECT
INTERINTERJECTJECT: : to to throw in between throw in between or among other or among other thingsthings <<interjectinterject a a remarkremark>> (v.) (v.)
Answer: Answer: -pend--pend-
To hangTo hang
DEDEPENDPENDPENPENDANTDANT
PENDPENDULUMULUMIMIMPENDPEND
PENPENDANTDANT: : something something suspended: as a : an suspended: as a : an ornament (as on a ornament (as on a necklace) allowed to necklace) allowed to hang freehang free (n.) (n.)