8d. Vocabulary Basics: List of Common Latin Suffixes

Question 1

-cidal, -cide

Answer 1

killer, a killing

insecticide - a substance or preparation used for killing insects

Question 2

-elle, -ule, -la, -le

Answer 2

small, diminutive endings

globule - a small spherical body
piglet - a little pig

Question 3

-fer

Answer 3

bearer, produces, carry

conifer any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrub
transfer - to convey or move from place to place

Question 4

-genesis

Answer 4

origin, development

embryogenesis - the formation and development of the embryo

Question 5

-gony

Answer 5

something produced

cosmogony - the study of the origin and development of the universe

Question 6

-ite

Answer 6

a division or part

somite - any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided

Question 7

-jugal, -jugate

Answer 7

to yoke, join together

conjugate - to join together, especially in marriage

Question 8

-vor, -vore

Answer 8

feeding

carnivore - an animal that eats flesh