word breakdowns (quiz 2) Flashcards
sovereign
superanus (“superior”) + regnum (“kingdom”)
regent
regere (“to rule”)
acrobat
acro (“high”)
constitution
constitutio (arrangement)
despot
despotes (lord, master)
senate
sen (old)
ecclesiastic
ekklesia (to do with the church)
isonomia
iso (equal) + nomos (law)
demography
demo (people) + graph (study of) + y (noun forming suffix)
demagogue
demos (people) + ago (i lead)
leader of the people
oratory
oratio (a speech)
public
publicus (of the people)
magistrate
magistr- (master)
patrician
patres (father)
imperative
imperium (important)
fascist
fasces (bundle of wooden rods)
dictator
dict (speak)
agriculture
ager (field) + cultura (cultivation)
commerce
com (together) + merx (goods)
communism
communis (common)
competition
com (together) + petere (“to seek”) + tion (noun forming suffix)
economy
oikonomia
oikos (house) + nomos (law)