Latin roots Flashcards by Desmond Chan

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gemin

A

twin or bug e.g. gemin-ate

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genu

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knee genu-flection

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Numerus

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Number # numeral

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Oculus

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Eye , o.o , bin-ocular

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(Ol)ere, (Od)or

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Smell 👃, ol-fact-ory, red-ol-lent

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Oleum

A

Oil

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Ory (suffix)

A

Place

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(Ori)re, (Ort)um

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Arise , ori-ent, ab-ort

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Petro

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Rock , pedr-oleum(oil)

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Omins

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All , omni-bus

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Orbis

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Circle , orbit-al

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Ord

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Series , ordi-nal

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Os/oris

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Mouth , Or-al , ori-fi-ce

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(Os)sis

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Bone

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Ovum

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Egg , ovar-ium

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Pallium

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Coat , palli ative

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Gen

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Beget(give birth), gen-er-at-ion

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(Pal)parem

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Stroke, palp-able

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Parare/paratum

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Get ready , com-pare

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Partum

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Give birth , post-Partum

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Pars/partis

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Part, part -ition

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Pater, patris

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Father, pater -n-ity

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Pati, pass

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Suffer , pati-ent , pass-ive

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Pectus

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Chest, pect-oris

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(Pel)lere

A

Push pro - pel

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(Pen)dere, (pen)sum

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To hang , ap -pendix

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Penis

A

Tail , penicillum

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Penis, pinna, pluma

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Feather, pinnacle

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Pes, pedis

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Foot, ped-al

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Petere

A

Paint , appetite

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Planta

A

Sprout or sole of foot, plantar

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Suspense

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sus/pense under/hang

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paternity

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patern/ity father/qcs

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redolent

A

red-ol-ent back/smell/ing

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plana/us/um

A

flat/level plain or plane

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plexum

A

to plait com-plex

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plicare/plicatum

A

fold com-plicat-ion

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plumbum

A

lead