Latin roots Flashcards
gemin
twin or bug e.g. gemin-ate
genu
knee genu-flection
Numerus
Number # numeral
Oculus
Eye , o.o , bin-ocular
(Ol)ere, (Od)or
Smell 👃, ol-fact-ory, red-ol-lent
Oleum
Oil
Ory (suffix)
Place
(Ori)re, (Ort)um
Arise , ori-ent, ab-ort
Petro
Rock , pedr-oleum(oil)
Omins
All , omni-bus
Orbis
Circle , orbit-al
Ord
Series , ordi-nal
Os/oris
Mouth , Or-al , ori-fi-ce
(Os)sis
Bone
Ovum
Egg , ovar-ium
Pallium
Coat , palli ative
Gen
Beget(give birth), gen-er-at-ion
(Pal)parem
Stroke, palp-able
Parare/paratum
Get ready , com-pare
Partum
Give birth , post-Partum
Pars/partis
Part, part -ition
Pater, patris
Father, pater -n-ity
Pati, pass
Suffer , pati-ent , pass-ive
Pectus
Chest, pect-oris
(Pel)lere
Push pro - pel
(Pen)dere, (pen)sum
To hang , ap -pendix
Penis
Tail , penicillum
Penis, pinna, pluma
Feather, pinnacle
Pes, pedis
Foot, ped-al
Petere
Paint , appetite
Planta
Sprout or sole of foot, plantar
Suspense
sus/pense under/hang
paternity
patern/ity father/qcs
redolent
red-ol-ent back/smell/ing
plana/us/um
flat/level plain or plane
plexum
to plait com-plex
plicare/plicatum
fold com-plicat-ion
plumbum
lead