Introducing Root Morphology (Parts A-D) Flashcards
What is the meaning of the Latin root “fus”?
The Latin root fus means “pour.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including fusion, fuse, and confuse. The root fus is easily recalled via the word refuse, for to refuse to do something asked of you is to “pour” the request right back to the person doing the requesting!
What is the meaning of the Latin root “frac”?
comes from Latin, where it has the meaning “break; broken. ‘’ This meaning is found in such words as: fractious, fracture, fragile, fragment, frail, infraction, refraction.
frangere = to break (Latin)
What is the meaning of the old English root “sail”?
Old English seglian (verb) or Segel (noun) “travel on water in a ship by the action of wind upon sails; equip with a sail,” from the same Germanic source as sail
What is the meaning of the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) root “dis”?
*dis- “apart, asunder”
The PIE root is a secondary form of *dwis- and thus is related to Latin bis “twice” (originally *dvis) and to duo, on notion of “two ways, in twain” (hence “apart, asunder”).
What is the meaning of the Latin root “duc”?
To lead
Inherited from Middle French duc, from Old French duc, borrowed from Latin ducem (“duke, commander”), from dūcere (“to lead”).
What is the meaning of the Latin root “sid”?
“sit; stay; live in a place. ‘’
This meaning is found in such words as: assiduous, dissident, insidious, preside, president, presidium, reside, residual, residue, subside, subsidiary, subsidize, subsidy.
sedere = to sit (Latin)
What is the meaning of the Latin root “vis / vid”?
To see
The Latin root words vis and its variant vid both mean “see.” These Latin roots are the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including visual, invisible, provide, and evidence.
What is the meaning of the Latin root “it”?
The Latin root it means “go.” This Latin root is the word origin of and so “goes” through a number of English vocabulary words, including transit, ambition, and initials. The root it is easily recalled via the word exit, which is the part of the building where you “go” out.
What is the meaning of the Latin root “curr/curs”?
The Latin root word curr means “run.” This Latin root is the word origin of a number of English vocabulary words through which it “runs,” including currency, cursor, and curriculum. The root curr is easily recalled via an ocean current, which “runs” by itself since it is surrounded by waters that are relatively still.
*kers- Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to run.”
It might form all or part of: car; career; cargo; caricature; cark; carpenter; carriage; carrier; carry; charabanc; charette; charge; chariot; concourse; concur; concurrent; corral; corridor; corsair; courant; courier; course; currency; current; curriculum; cursive; cursor; cursory; discharge; discourse; encharge; excursion; hussar; incur; intercourse; kraal; miscarry; occur; precursor; recourse; recur; succor.
It might also be the source of: Greek -khouros “running;” Latin currere “to run, move quickly;” Lithuanian karšiu, karšti “go quickly;”Old Irish and Middle Welsh carr “cart, wagon,” Breton karr “chariot,” Welsh carrog “torrent;” Old Norse horskr “swift.”
What is the meaning of the Latin root “equ”?
The Latin root word equ means “equal.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including adequate, equator, and equality. The Latin root word equ is easily recalled through the word equation, for both sides of an equation are, by definition, “equal” to one another!
What is the meaning of the Latin root “plex”?
The Latin root word plex means “weave.” Although you may have found this root to be perplexing in the past, hopefully by the end of this podcast no complexity will remain. When weavers “weave,” they skillfully twist fibers together, thereby “entwining” them to make various kinds of cloth or fabric.
What is the meaning of the Latin root “verb”?
The Latin root word verb means “word.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including verb, adverb, and proverb.
What is the meaning of the Latin root “temp”?
-temp- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning “time. ‘’ This meaning is found in such words as: contemporary, contretemps, extemporaneous, tempo, temporary, temporize.
What is the meaning of the Latin root “spir”?
breathe
Quick Summary. The Latin root word spir means “breathe.” This root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including inspire, respiration, and expire. The root spir is easily recalled via the word perspiration, that is, sweat in the act of “breathing” through the pores of your skin.
What is the meaning of the Latin root “ego”?
The Latin root word ego means “I.” This Latin root is the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including ego and egotistical. The Latin root word ego is easily recalled through the English word ego—someone with a big ego is always thinking about number one, that is, himself, and how great he is.
What is the meaning of the Greek root “crat”?
The Greek root word crat means “rule,” and the English suffix -cracy means “rule by.” This Greek root and suffix is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including the familiar terms democrat and democracy.
What is the meaning of the Latin root “cent”?
The Latin root word “cent” which means “one hundred” and the prefix centi- which means “one-hundredth” are both important morphemes in the English language. Some examples of words that derive from both this word root and prefix include percent, cent, centiliter, and centigram.
What is the meaning of the Latin root “fer”?
-fer- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning “carry. ‘’ This meaning is found in such words as: confer, defer, differ, ferry, infer, pestiferous, prefer, transfer.
What is the meaning of the Latin root “spect”?
Spect is a root word that means to look.
The Latin root word spect and its variant spic both mean “see.” These roots are the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words including spectator, respect, auspicious and suspicion. The root spect is easily recalled through the word spectacles, whose function is giving you the ability to “see,” and spic is conspicuous, or easily “seen” through, yes, conspicuous!
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What is the meaning of the Latin root “flu”?
The Latin root word flu means “flow.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including flu, influence, and fluid. The Latin root word flu is easily recalled through the English word fluid, for a fluid is a state of matter which, if not contained, “flows.”
What is the meaning of the Latin root “scrib/script”?
The Latin root word scrib and its variant script both mean “write.” These roots are the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including scribe, describe, postscript, and manuscript. The root scrib is easily recalled through the word scribe, whose job is “writing,” and script, a “written” document.
