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Latin Roots JLM
Latin Roots
Term | Definition |
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aud | to hear (audible, auditory) |
cap ,ceit, ceiv(e), cept | to take (capture, deceit, receive, accept) |
claus, clud (e) clus(e) | claustrophobia, include, recluse |
cred | to believe (incredible,accredit) |
flect,flex | to bend (reflect,flexible) |
cycl(e) | circle, ring (cyclone,bicycle,recycle) |
dic (t) | to say ,to tell (dictate, predict) |
form | to shape (transform,formation) |
frater, fratr | brother (fraternity,fraternize) |
jec (t) | to throw (project, reject)) |
mater,matr | mother (maternal, matriarch) |
miss, mit | dismiss,permit |
mob,mot,mov | to move (mobilize, promotion, movement) |
pater,patr | father (paternity ,patriarch) |
pel,puls | to push (compel, repulse) |
pen(d) pens pond | to hang, to weigh (pensive, ponder) |
plic,ply | to fold (applicable, pliable) |
port | to carry (transport, portable) |
quer, quest, quir (e),quis | to ask (query, question, inquire, requisition) |
rupt | to burst ,break (disrupt, eruption) |
sci | to know (science, omniscient) |
scrib,script | to write (scribble, prescription) |
sect | to cut or divide (section, dissect) |
stru (ct) | to build (construe, obstruct) |
tract | to pull (contract ,tractor) |
ven (t) | to come (venture, prevention) |
vers,vert | to turn (diverse, convert) |
vis,vid | to see (vision, provide) |
voc,vok(e) | to call/voice (vocabulary ,provoke) |
uni | one (unicorn, unify) |
bi | two (bicentennial ,bilingual) |
tri | three (tricycle, triangle) |
quadr | four (quadrant, quadriceps) |
quint | five (quintet, quintuplet) |
sex (t) | six (sexagenarian sextuplets) |
sept | seven (September, septet) |
oct | eight (octopus ,octagon) |
nov | nine (novena, novennial) |
dec | ten (December) |