Lesson 20: The Roots of PATER (PATR)

Question 1

Pater (Patr)

Answer 1

Father

Question 2

Patriarch

Answer 2

The male head of a family or clan

Question 3

Root ARCH

Answer 3

The root ARCH comes from the Greek verb archein meaning “to rule”.
The root meaning of patriarch is “ruling father”.

Question 4

Patrician

Answer 4

A member of an aristocracy

Question 5

Patriot

Answer 5

One who loves or defends one’s country

Question 6

Patron

Answer 6

A person who supports a cause or instutution

Question 7

Patronage

Answer 7

The support of a patron
The clientele of a business
The distribution of political jobs

Question 8

To patronize

Answer 8

To act as a patron
To be a frequent customer
To treat in a condescending manner

Question 9

Expatriate

Answer 9

Acts as a noun, verb, and adjective:
As a verb, it means “to send into exile” or “to leave one’s country to live in another.”
As a noun, it means “one who has left his country to live in another.”
As an adjective, it means “residing in a foreign country,”

Question 10

Repatriate

Answer 10

To bring back from exile

To move back to one’s country to live