Latin Derivatives IReading 7 / Ms. Kelly

Verba Ad Origine:Vocabulary

from its origin

Latin Derivatives I1. Am, amat

2. Ann, enn

3. Aqu

4. Aud, audit

5. Capit

6. Cent

7. Cred, credit

8. Dic, dict

9. Duc, duct

10. Fid

11. Frater

12. Greg

13. Litera

14. Loc

15. Loqu, locut

16. Mal

17. Mor, mort

18. Nov

19. Omni

20. ped

1. am, amat: love

1. Derivatives: amateur, amative, amatory, amiable, amity, amorist, amours Since amat means love,

an amative young man is _______. [hostile / loving]

An amateur golfer plays for _______ [love / the fat fees] of the game.

Friendly people are ______ [amiable / alienated].

2. ann, enn: year

2. Derivatives: annals, anniversary, annual, annuity, biennial, centennial, millennium, perennial The three letters in the words

annals and annual that suggest year are _____.

Per annum means per _______ [month / year]

A man who has lived many years is said to be _______ [superannuated / supercilious].

3. aqu: water

Derivatives: aquamarine, aquarium, aqueduct, aquiculture, subaqueous To make an aqueous

solution you dissolve something in _____ [alcohol / water].

Small fish may be kept in an ______ium.

The sign of the zodiac that represents a water bearer is _______ [Aquarius / Taurus].

4. aud, audit: hear

Derivatives: audible, audience, audit, audition, auditor, auditorium, auditory An audiometer is an

instrument which measures sensitivity of _____ [ hearing / sight].

Which word has no business being in the following list? audible, audiphone, audio-frequency, adenoids, auditor

5. capit: head

Derivatives: capital, decapitate, caption, per capita, recapitulate In Paris, the _____al of

France, King Louis XVI got a final cure for headaches – he was de_____.

Newscasters sometimes re_____ the days news; such a recapulation literally restates the news [in full / by headings]

6. cent: hundred Derivatives: centenary,

centennial, centigrade, centimeter, centipede, century There are one hundred

degrees between freezing and boiling points of water on the _____ [Fahrenheit / centigrade] thermometer.

Since tri means three, the tricentennial of the Declaration of Independence should occur in the year _____ [2076 / 2776]. You are all invited.

7. cred, credit: believe, trust

Derivatives: credence, credentials, credible, creditor, credulity, creed, discredit Your creed, or credo, is what

you _____ [fight for / believe in].

To give credence to a rumor is to _____ [deny / believe] it.

Sometimes news is so amazing that you are ______ [cretinous/ incredulous].

8. dic, dict: say Derivatives: addict,

contradict, dictate, diction, jurisdiction, predict ,predicate, verdict To say what will happen, or

foretell, is to pre_____. An order issued by a ruler

is an ____ [edict / audit]. The part of a sentence

which says something about the subject is the pre_____.

9. duc, duct: lead

Derivatives: abduct, aqueduct, conduct, deduce, educate, introduce, produce, reduce Europe has had many

princely leaders known as _____ [kings / dukes].

Water is sometimes led into a city through an aq______.

The ability of a metal to be led into various shapes is called ______ [motality / ductility].

10. fid: faith, trust

Derivatives: confidant, confide, confidence, fidelity, infidel, perfidious To confide in a stranger is

an act of _____ [leading / faith].

Infidelity means _______ [unfaithfulness / inability to provide].

A person who has faith in himself is said to be con______.

A lad who is shy and lacks faith in himself is said to be _____ [amative / diffident].

11. frater: brother

Derivatives: fraternal, fraternity, fraternize. To mingle with people in

a brotherly way is to ______ize with them.

Fraternal obligations are _____ [fatherly / brotherly].

12. greg: flock

Derivatives: congregate, egregious, gregarious, segregate Since greg means flock,

we can assume that gregarious people like ___ [solitude / society].

Separation from the main group is se______.

13. litera: letter

Derivatives: alliteration, literacy, literal, literate, literature A person who can’t read

or write is unlettered or ______ [illegitimate / illiterate].

Translating letter for letter results in a ______ al translation.

14. loc: place

Derivatives: allocate, dislocate, locale, location, relocate The locale of a train

wreck refers to the ___ [place / cause].

In mathematics, the set of points, or places, which satisfy a given condition is called the _____. The plural of locus is ____ [locusts / loci].

15. loqu, locut: talk

Derivatives: colloquium, eloquent, loquacious, soliloquy A loquacious child is _____

[sulky / talkative]. Most people talk

informally, that is, in _____ [literary / colloquial] English.

Saying a thing in a roundabout way is known as ____ [circumspections/ circumlocution].

16. mal: bad

Derivatives: maladjusted, malaria, malevolent, malice, malignant, malnutrition, malpractice The truly bad tumors are

_____ [malignant, benign].

Evil wishers are _____ [benevolent / malevolent].

A clumsy child is said to be _____ [adroit / maladroit].

17. mor, mort: death

Derivatives: immortal, mortality, mortgage, mortify, postmortum A mortician operates the

_____ [funeral home / circus]. If you develop gangrene,

your flesh mortifies: this means that it ___ [decays and dies / glows with health].

Many currently popular books are based upon myths of ___ [immortal / mortal] beings who never die.

18. nov: new

Derivatives: innovation, novel, novelty, novice, renovate An innovation is a ____

[crazy / new] idea. A nova star is a ___

[faithful old planet / a brilliant new exploding star].

19. omni: all

Derivatives: omnibus, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, omnivorous An all-powerful being is

___ [omnipotent / immobile].

When we are young, we believe that our parents are omniscient, or ___ [superheroes / all-knowing]. This changes as we get older.

20. ped: foot

Derivatives: biped, centipede, expedite, expeditions, pedal, pedestrian, pedometer A pedestrian travels by

____ [foot / car]. A pedometer measures the

distance ___ [biked / walked].

An impediment is literally somethin tat obstructs or hiders the ___ [feet / meals].

Pre-Quiz Awrite the meaning of each boldface Latin

root

1.Annual

2. Inaudible

3.Enamored

4.Recapitulate

5.Aquiculture

6.Benediction

7.Century

8.Affidavit

9.Deduction

10.Credential

Pre-Quiz Bwrite the meaning of each boldface Latin

root

1.Eloquent

2.Fraternal

3.Congregation

4.Aliteration

5.Dislocate

6.Mortuary

7.Omnipresent

8.Quadruped

9. Innovation

10.Malicious