Root Morphology Words Part A (fus, frac, sail, dis, duc)

Question 1

fusion

Question 2

fuse

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confuse

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Latin confusus

Confound =
com “together” (see con-) + fundere “to pour”

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fractious

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fracture

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fragile

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fragment

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frail

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infraction

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refraction

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sailor

Answer 11

The name Sailor has its origins in the German language and was derived from the word Seiler, meaning rope maker or sail maker.

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resail

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to sail again

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distant

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stand “apart”

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dissimilar

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“apart” from being similar

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distract

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draw “apart”

dis + tract

apart + pull/drag

Make someone lose focus on what they are doing by pulling their focus towards something else

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disrupt

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burst “apart”

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disorder

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“apart” from orderliness

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disquiet

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“apart” from quiet

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disappear

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“apart” from being present

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disease

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“apart” from ease

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disadvantage

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“apart” from having an advantage

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disinter

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to take “apart” from being in the ground

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dislocate

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to take “apart” from the usual location

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distrust

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“apart” from being trustworthy

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disinterested

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“apart” from being interested

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disband

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when a band of people go “apart” from each other

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discomfort

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being “apart” from feeling comfortable

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duke

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leader

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duchess

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leader

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duct

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tube which ‘leads’ a substance

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aqueduct

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structure which ‘leads’ water

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introduce

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‘lead’ within

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educate

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‘lead’ forth

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abduct

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‘lead’ away

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product

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item ‘led’ forth

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reduce

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‘lead’ back re + duct back + lead from re- "back" (see re-) + ducere "bring, lead" from PIE root *deuk- "to lead"

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conduct

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thoroughly ‘lead’

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conductor

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one who thoroughly ‘leads’

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deduct

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‘lead’ down from de + duct down + lead Take away from something that is there, subtract from de "down" (see de-) + ducere "to lead" (from PIE root *deuk- "to lead").