Greek and Latin base roots Flashcards
CRED
trust, faith, believable
DUR
hard, lasting
FAC/FIC/FACT/FECT/FY
to make, to do
FID/FIDEL
trust, faith, believable
TEN/TAIN/TENT
to have, to hold
TRACT
pull, drag, drawn
GREG
group, flock, assemble
JECT
to throw
LUC/LUM
light
NOMEN/NOMIN/NYM
to name
RUPT
burst, tear
SCRIB/SCRIPT
to write
VOLV
turn, twist, fold
LOG(O)
proportion, word, order
PEND
to hang
VAL
worth, power, strength
CEPT/CEIVE/CEIPT
to take (in), to hold
ANTHROP
Human (man)
DUC
bring, take, lead, draw along or out
STRUCT
to build, pile, stack
SPIR
breath(e)
GRAPH
draw, record, write
GEN
type, kind, race, born
NAT/NASC
to born, birth
FLU
to flow, move like liquid
ORTH
straight
MIGR
to move from one place to another
LOCU/COQU
speak, speech
PROT(O)
first
PORT
to carry
MORT
death
VOK
to call
MIT/MIS
Send, to allow to go
PETR
Rock
GRAD/GRESS
to step or walk
PATH
feel, feeling, sickness
PEL
to push
VERS/VERT
turn
TACT/TANG
touch
VIV
Live, life
POL(IS)
City, Government, Administration
CARDI
Heart
BIBLI(O)
books
TEMPO
Time
GNO/KNO
to learn
SOPH
wise, wisdom
OPER
work
ARCH
old, original, first