Module 4 Roots Human Being and Senses

Question 1

andr-

Answer 1

male; man [pl. men]

Question 2

anthrop-

Answer 2

human being; person [pl. persons]

Question 3

hom-*

Answer 3

human being; person [pl. persons]

[See Mod 9. hom-]

Question 4

homin-

Answer 4

human being; person [pl. persons]

Question 5

bi-*

Answer 5

life

[See Mod 8. bi-]

Question 6

vit-

Answer 6

life

Question 7

cyt-

Answer 7

cell

Question 8

dem-

Answer 8

people; population

Question 9

dips-

Answer 9

thirst

Question 10

gam-

Answer 10

marriage; sexual union

Question 11

ger-

Answer 11

old person [i.e as an individual]; old people [i.e as a group]; old age

Question 12

geront-

Answer 12

old person [i.e as an individual]; old people [i.e as a group]; old age

Question 13

gyn-

Answer 13

female; woman [pl. women]

Question 14

gyne-

Answer 14

female; woman [pl. women]

Question 15

gynec-

Answer 15

female; woman [pl. women]

Question 16

gynaec-

Answer 16

female; woman [pl. women]

Question 17

hapt-

Answer 17

sense of touch; touch

Question 18

haph-

Answer 18

sense of touch; touch

Question 19

hygien-

Answer 19

health

Question 20

iatr-

Answer 20

medicine; physician

Question 21

mis-

Answer 21

aversino (to something or someone)

[ALWAYS A SUBORDINATE ROOT]

Question 22

mort-

Answer 22

death

Question 23

thanat-

Answer 23

death

Question 24

necr-

Answer 24

death; dead tissue; dead cell; corpse

Question 25

narc-

Answer 25

stupor; sleep

Question 26

nat-

Answer 26

birth; born

Question 27

olfact-

Answer 27

sense of smell

Question 28

ped-*

Answer 28

child [pl. children]

[See Mod 2. ped-]

Question 29

paed-

Answer 29

child [pl. children]