greek & latin roots 1

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.)