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LATIN ROOTS: LIST #2
Term | Definition |
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agri | *field* agriculture, agrarian, agronomy |
alt | *high* altitude, altimeter alto, altocumulus |
alter | *other* alternate, alternative, altercation |
ambul | *walk, go* ambulance, amble, circumambulate, preamble, |
amo, ami | *love* amiable, amorous, amature, amity |
anim | *life, spirit* animate, animosity, animal, inanimate |
ann | *year* annual, biannual, anniversary, anuity |
apt, ept | *suitable* (aka-good enough) aptitude, ineptitude, adept, inept, apt |
aqua | *water* aquarium, aquatic, aqueous, aquamarine |
art | *skill* artisan, artist, artificial, artifact |
belli | *war* bellicose, antebellum, belligerent, rebellion |
brev | *short* abbreviation, brevity, breve |
cad, cas | *fall* cadence, cadaver, cascade, decadence |
cal | *hot* calorie, caldron, scald |
cam | *field* campus, camp, campaign, encamp |
cand | *glow, white* candle, candidate, candelabra, incandescent |
cap | *head* cap, captain, capital, decapitate, caput |
cede, ceed | *go, yield* proceed, exceed, antecedent, concede, succeed |
ceive, cept | *take, receive* receive, reception, accept, conception |
center, centr | *center* central, centrifuge, eccentric, egocentric |
cert | *sure* certain, certify, ascertain, certificate |
cess | *go, yield* process, recess, access, cessation |
cide, cise | *cut, kill* suicide, scissor, incisor, insecticide |
cip | *take, receive* recipient, incipient, participate, recipe |
claim, clam | *shout* proclaim, clamor, exclaim, acclaim, proclamation |
clar | *clear* clarity, declare, clarify, declaration |
cline | *lean* incline, recline, decline, inclination |
clud | *shut* include, conclude, exclude, preclude, seclude |
cogn | *know* recognition, cognition, cognizant, incognito |
commun | *common* community, communal, communism, excommunicate |