Greek and Latin Root Words

7th Grade

et cetera

etc.

What does this term mean?

et cetera

etc. is a Latin term that means

and so forth

Greek letters are still used in math and science today.

th, ph, ch, and ps stand for Greek letters not in our alphabet.

The Greek Alphabet

th, ph, ch, and ps stand for Greek letters not in our alphabet.

1. photo

2. graph

3. tele

4. meter

5. tropic

Roots are word parts.

Build more words with root words.

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Greek and Latin Roots

photos

photos

Draw a green border around the word on this card.

Green stands for a Greek root word.

photos

Definition: light

Examples: photograph, photosynthesis

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photos light

graph

graph

Definition: to write or draw

Examples: autograph, hologram

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photos light

graph to write or draw

tele

tele

Definition: far away, distant

Examples: telephone, telescope

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photos light

graph to write or draw

tele far away or distant

metron

metron

Definition: measure

Examples: thermometer, meter stick,

geometry

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photos light

graph to write or draw

tele far away or distant

metron measure

tropos

tropos

Definition: turning toward something

such as the sun

Examples: Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Tropics

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photos light

graph to write or draw

tele far away or distant

tropos turning toward something such as the sun

metron measure

Draw a word tree. Select a root. Grow words.

Write the root word on the bottom near the roots of the tree.

Write words that contain your root on the branches of the tree. Include definitions.

television: box to see distant things telethon: long fundraising event telephone: sound from far away telekinesis: making things move from a distance telescope: device for seeing distant objects

What is a derivation?(pronounced: “dir-ah-va-tion”)

Derivation means drawing off water from a main stream

From Latin

de: down from, away from+

rivus: brook, stream

English words may be derived or drawn off of mainstream Greek or Latin roots. Roots may not be spelled the same way all the time.

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philia

philia

Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia -- city of brotherly love

Philia (“feel-ya”)

Definition: love, friendship

Examples: Philadelphia, philosopher, Philip, philharmonic, philanthropist

phobos

phobos

Definition: unusual fear

Examples: claustrophobia: fear of closed places acrophobia: fear of heights arachnophobia: fear of spiders myctophobia: fear of darkness suriphobia- fear of mice

testophobia- fear of taking tests

Syn (or sym)

syn

Definition: with, together

Examples: synonyms: words that go together symphony: sounds that go together synchronize: do things at the same time synagogue: to bring people together for Jewish worship

thesis

Thesis (3 Ps)

Definition: put, place, position

Examples: thesis: position taken in a persuasive argument parentheses: symbols grouping words placed inside a sentence synthesizer: instrument that puts sounds together

kinesis

kinesis

Definition: movement

Examples: kinetic: movement of bodies cinema: motion pictures (movies) telekinesis: moving things without physical contact

Kinetic art: a sculpture with moving parts.

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Greek and Latin Roots

philia love or friendship

phobos unusual fear

syn with together

kinesis movement

thesis put, place, position