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Greek Roots
Graph- auto- nat- port
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| graph | to write |
| graffiti (noun) | pictures of words painted or drawn on a wall or building |
| paragraph (noun) | a part of a piece of writing that deals with one subject, begins on a new line, and is made up of one or more sentences |
| autograph (noun) | signature of a famous person |
| seismograph (noun) | a machine that records the strength of an earthquake |
| auto | self; same; one |
| automatic (adjective) | moving by itself |
| autobiography (noun) | a story about a person's life, written by that person |
| nat | born; birth |
| native (noun) | a person who was born in a particular place |
| nation (noun) | an entire country |
| natural (adjective) | something made by nature |
| port | to carry |
| portable (adjective or noun) | easily carried or moved; or something that is easily moved or carried |
| import (verb) | bring goods in from another country |
| transport (verb) | act of carrying from one place to another |