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Latin Roots
Match common latin roots to their definitions.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dic- | to say, to tell |
| judex, judic-, jus, jur- | law, justice |
| domin- | to rule |
| migr- | to wander |
| domus, dom- | house |
| stat- | to stand, to place |
| aqua, aqu- | water |
| sciens, scien- | knowledge |
| cor, cord- | heart |
| terra, terr- | land |
| lux, luc- | light |
| versus, vers-, vert- | turn, to turn |
| nucleus, nucle- | center |
| cant- | to sing |
| fides, fid- | faith, trust |
| car, car- | flesh |
| sanctus, sanct- | holy |
| cred- | to believe |
| scrib- | to write |
| crux, cruc- | cross |
| scriptio, scripti- | writing |
| deus, dei- | God |
| acutus, acu- | sharp |
| mitt, miss- | to send |
| act, fac- | make, do |
| locutio, locut- | say, talk |
| sequ- | to follow |
| pax, pac- | peace |
| altermus, altern- | other, change |
| pater, patr- | father |
| ambul- | to walk |
| plac- | to please |
| amor, amor- | love |
| placatio, placat- | calm |
| annus, ann- | year |
| plic- | to fold |
| aud-, auditus, audit- | to hear, hearing |
| port- | to carry |
| cap- | to take, to capture |
| ruptus, rupt- | break (out) |
| caput, cap- | head |
| sequ- | to follow |
| claud- | to know |
| strictus, stric-, string- | tight, to tighten |
| duc, duct- | to lead |
| tortus, tort | twist |
| fract- | to break (apart) |
| ven- | to come |
| gradus, grad-, gressus, gress- | step, measure |
| vid-, vis- | to see, to look at |
| viv- | to live |
| manus, man- | hand |
| vox, voc- | call |
| mater, matr- | mother |