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Engrish 15&16 roots
english vocab roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pes, pedis | "foot"=latin ex. expedient, expedite, impede, pedigree, pedometer |
| pous, podos | "foot"=greek ex. antipodes, podiatry, podium |
| gradior, gradi, gressum | "to step" or "to walk"=latin ex. aggression, degradation, digress, gradation, gradient, regress |
| ambulo, ambulare, ambulavi, ambulatum | "to walk around"=latin ex. ambulatory, preamble |
| calcitro, calcitrare, calcitravi, calcitratum | "to kick"=latin ex. recalcitrant |
| 1.(sto, stare, 2.steti, statum),(statio, stationis), 3.(sisto, sistere, steti/stiti, statum) | 1. "to stand" 2. "a standing" or "a standing position" 3. "to cause to stand" or "to put" or "to place" all=latin ex. constituent, desist, destitute, interstice, obstinate, oust, restitution, restive, stance, static, subist |